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BenefitsTop 12 Goji Benefits
Oxygen Radical Absorbance CapacityAn ORAC Measurement is a standard text adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to measure the Total Antioxidant Potency of foods and nutritional supplements. This standardized test was developed by Dr. Guohua Cao, a physician and chemist at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore, Maryland. It provides us with a very precise way of determining the Free Radical destroying or neutralizing power of a particular food, supplements or compound. Goji provides a wide range of nutrients, from vitamins and minerals to more complex molecules and amino acids. Goji contains 18 different amino acids including all 8 that are regarded as the essential amino acids. Goji is an important source of Beta carotene, much better than even carrots. Beta Carotene is provitamin A and a powerful antioxidant. Goji also provides some complex molecules called polysaccharides which the body uses to calm nervousness, enhance muscle growth, protect against infection, strengthen memory, and protect the heart. Among these is Beta sitosterol, which is an anti-inflammatory and lowers cholesterol. The ORAC scale measures a food’s ability to absorb free radical oxygen molecules, and a 3.5 ounce serving of Goji has an ORAC rating of 23,500. To put this into perspective, prunes also rank extremely high, but have an ORAC rating of just over 5,000 for the same sized serving, while oranges score 750.
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