Dietary supplements include vitamins, fish oil, herbs, and minerals. If you take one, are you taking the best one? Food is the best way to get your vitamins and minerals. But it sometimes can be hard to eat enough fresh veggies, fruits, and whole grains. Over the age of 40, ValAsta is the best way to obtain enough nutrients to eliminate the damaging free radicals you are exposed to each day.
ValAsta / astaxanthin uses its Patent process to make astaxanthin more absorbable than any other on the market.
What is ORAC value?
ORAC or the oxygen radical absorbance capacity measures the free radical destroying potential of a particular food. (Super Foods) US FDA note that it takes 3000-5000 Units of ORAC/Day to eliminate the formation of free radicals in the body.
ORAC*1 Score for Various Foods
| Astaxanthin | 2,822,200 |
| Ground Cloves Spice | 290,283 |
| Sorghum Bran | 240,000 |
| Thyme Spice | 157,380 |
| Cinnamon Spice | 131,420 |
| Turmeric Spice | 127,068 |
| Acai Berry | 102,700 |
| Dark Chocolate | 20,816 |
| Pecans | 17,940 |
| Ginger | 14,840 |
| Pomegranate | 10,500 |
| Blueberries | 9,621 |
| Red Kidney Beans | 8,606 |
| Jalapeno Peppers | 8,250 |
| Black Beans | 8,040 |
| Chocolate Milk | 7,519 |
| Garlic | 5,346 |
| Broccoli | 2,809 |
| Spinach | 1,515 |
| Olive Oil | 1,150 |
| Banana | 879 |
| Tomato | 700 |
*1-Oxygen Radical Adsorption Capacity (ORAC SCORE)
