It's one thing to talk about having antioxidant power. It's another thing entirely to prove that power. And that's exactly what we did... by going head to head with other beverages, including some best known for being antioxidant heavyweights.
So here's our claim to fame. (And yeah, we're pretty proud of it.) In several recent studies of foods and beverages, including the newly updated USDA Database on antioxidant capacity, Welch's 100% Grape Juice was ranked among the top in antioxidant capacity.1,2,3 That's right - grape juice made from Concord grapes, and in particular Welch's, was shown to consistently deliver high levels of natural antioxidant power. For an Antioxidant Comparison Chart, click here.
According to the average values reported in the USDA Database, the antioxidant power per 8-ounce serving of Welch's 100% Grape Juice made from Concord grapes4 is:
- More than twice as high as orange juice
- Nearly twice as high as 100% grapefruit juice
- More than twice as high as 100% cranberry juice blend
- Five times higher than 100% tomato juice
- Nearly six times higher than 100% apple juice
So, if you'd like to "ante up the antioxidants," try including a glass of delicious Welch's 100% Grape Juice, made from antioxidant-rich Concord grapes, in your day!
References:
- Halvorsen BL, Carlsen MH, Phillips KM, Bohn SK, Holte K, Jacobs DR, Jr. and Blomhoff R. Content of redox-active compounds (ie, antioxidants) in foods consumed in the United States. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006. 84(1):95-135.
- Mullen W, Marks SC, and Crozier A. Evaluation of phenolic compounds in commercial fruit juices and fruit drinks. J Agric Food Chem. 2007. 55:3148-3157.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service. Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) of Selected Foods – 2007. http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/ORAC/ORAC07.pdf
- The USDA ORAC database reports antioxidant power per 100 grams - for this comparison the study values have been converted to values per 8 oz. serving size for the beverages.
