Just read the article myself, and am a little disappointed, "further investigation into each individual food and phytochemical antioxidant compound is needed to identify those which may have biological relevance and the mechanisms involved" and also, "There is not necessarily a direct relationship between the antioxidant content of a food sample consumed and the subsequent antioxidant activity in the target cell". Damn. Anyone found any studies that suggest there IS a similar/direct relationship between antioxidant content and activity in the target cell?
My new favorite snack after my daily workout is frozen berry medley. Straw, blue, razz and blackberries. It's like candy. Can't believe I've been missing out on this my entire life.
@@TheMaximer16 yeah I just get a bag of mixed berries from the grocery store, they have organic bags as well, and as long as you just pay attention to the expiration date they are good to eat anytime. But yeah I mostly just eat them to either satisfy a sugar craving or after an exhausting workout
Dog rose berry = rose hips, berries of dog rose (rosa canina) flower. They're in the top 3 best sources of vitamin C in nature, and not that hard to come by, bought or in the wild.
Jeesus Christ! I live in Romania and "dog rose berries" (we have a different name "maciese") literally grow around any forrest or bushy areea.Every villiage in the country side is packed with them
In Europe dog rose berry tea is a commonplace... I've surely had litres of it as a child, especially when ill. I still have it in my cupboard without knowing about all its benefits. I wish we could buy the fruit too :)
How do you measure these antioxidant levels, and do you like to consider the diversity profile of different antioxidant-containing foods? Thanks. Peace+power=good health
@Ridicolosamente It'd be wonderful if you could post it to this specific video on nutritionfacts. org. This way more people benefit from the response, and I can actually provide you with links (which I can't do on RUclips). Thanks!
Dog rose berries. I would think that's the same as any other rosehips. They're easy to find dried on Amazon and pretty cheap too. They add a nice tartness to a smoothie.
Is there any good research on berry powder? I don’t like whole berries but I can cope with powder stirred into porridge. I’d be interested to know whether there is an impact on antioxidant content and health benefits when taking berries in powder form, as opposed to fresh or frozen.
Having just looked at the study, I think I'll now fact check everything Dr. Greger publishes. Because in that study, raspberries and blackberries weren't even analyzed and blueberries only as jam. All numbers of fresh fruit I've found seem to indicate that blueberries contain more antioxidants than other berries, although the difference generally doesn't seem significant (these berries hover around 2-3 mmol/100g). It probably doesn't matter whether one chooses blue, black or raspberry. Only strawberry seems clearly worse.
If this is the case, then Greger's team will be happy to update the information. Please post this comment under the same video on Greger's nutrition facts website so his team can start working on it.
Thank you Dr. Greger for your work, we learn so much with your videos! In Chile we have a lot of berries for example Maqui o Calafate in Patagonia, it would be interesting to compare them with the most common ones worldwide .. Thank youuuu ❤
Where I live there are abundant wild berries which don't seem to get evaluated... such as jaboticaba, acerola, mulberries, pitanga, physalis... I eat them off the tree or pick them and freeze them, to have about 120 grams a day and I count them as my berry intake though I can't be sure they count. Just their look and flavor makes me feel pretty safe they do. Also I am in great health, so...
I love these videos about berries. Unfortunately I haven't seen any videos about sea buckthorn on this channel. I would love to see a video about sea buckthorn without all the pseudo science that is usually used on other youtube channels and I am really wondering whether it is true that people can get vitamin B12 from sea buckthorn. Wouldn't it be amazing if we could take berries instead of supplements?
I have a question about berries. I hope someone can point me to a Dr. Greger answer. I've listened to him for years and can't find the answer to what I need to know. Which is better, Raw vs. Cooked Berries.? 99% of the time, I eat only for optimal health. Each week I prepare a cooked oatmeal concoction which includes oats, about 3lb fresh mixed berries (black, blue ,straw, rasp), cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, ground flax, 6 oz chopped dates or prunes. Sometimes, I add tiny-chopped orange & apple. I tried preparing this without cooking it but it did not look or taste fresh and wonderful like it does when cooked. That being said, I do not want to be eating my awesome cooked breakfast/lunch if it is in fact not the healthiest for me. The berries are my main concern. I need to know if I am wasting money and/or the health benefits of eating my daily berries I would greatly appreciate the person that points me to the Dr. Greger information I need.
Cooking things you don't have to is usually worse than eating it raw. Some Vitamins and other nutrients get destroyed by heat. So maybe add the berries after cooking the oats. I eat the same as you every day but don't cook it at all (all just put in Soy milk or any other plant milk). If you have frozen berries, just take them out earlier or put them in a cup with some plant milk and put the cup in warm to hot water.
@@SebastianMarelli Thanks for your reply. All good info! I may try doing as you do and not cook any of it. Until I do that, I will add the berries after I cook the oats. Thanks again !
I read that pomegranate seeds are botanically berries. May/should I consider them so for the purpose of the Daily Dozen App? Or should I consider them a fruit?
I live in Transylvania ,Rose berries grow EVERYWHERE here ,I have a huge bush in my yard to keep my dog shadow in the summer ,we make rose berry marmalade and drink tea...never dreamt that they are so full of good things❤😂
If they grow in a park they may have piss or poo so you have to wash it really carefully.And when eating them(I don t know What they are in my language I may tasted them too)if there are any big seeds inside don t eat them just in case.Other than that you have to eat it like a normal berry
You say 27 antioxidants for a banana in this video, but in your video "How to Reach the Antioxidant RDA" you say the banana's antioxdants are 1037. Why the difference?
+Ed Geo It doesn't say "a whole banana", the little bit in parentheses above the chart says (10^-1 Micromol/Cup). Now... I don't really understand what that means but I'm pretty sure it's a very small amount. That little weird U symbol means micro, which of course means "extremely small".
Frozen berries? Yuck! At least in Austria (and those berries are actually usually from all over Europe), manufacturers use those as an opportunity to get rid of all the berries that are starting to rot. I've even found mold once.
ALi -V frozen fruits and veggies are usually frozen at the peak ripeness and hence have even better nutrition than some fresh produce. also convenient.
I saw a BBC documentary about 6 months ago that was studying the health claims and fads common in 2016. It says no need to constantly keep eating high antioxidant foods and think they are benefiting you cos you body will always stay at a steady serum level just like how our blood always stays at a level of 7pH (meaning if you ate anything above that your body will not benefit from it and still stay at 7pH). If I remember correctly they tested Vitamin C supplement and came to conclusion that all you need is the RDA and more than that (anything above the RDA until 2000mg) isnt beneficial and your simply urinating your vitamins. I wish doctor Greger makes a video about that and if its true or not. Thanks!
Nasser that fucking nonsense. So what should we do, eat a few plants and then KFC and dominoes theres nothing more we can do? And vit C rda is ridiculously retarded. You dont even feel it at the rda. Try 2grams, even up to 8 grams from some good pills. You WILL feel the boost. Nothing gets pissed in there mate. Vit C is some powerful stuff and theres upper limit. Stressed deer make up to 14grams themselves in a stressed day. Some people take 50 grams of injected vit c to heal std or other infections. Its absolutely ridiculous. I recommend you aboid ALL BBC. They have a documentary of a shaolin monk levitating while chating a rosary for a million buckets...
RohanOf ElvenPower Don't be a fool Rohan. It is easy to be a fool. Anyone can be a fool. But you choose to be one. Get 50 grams and you'll get stones in matter of weeks. I know a lot of people that did get it. When you take b vitamins (and c probably) in multi vitamin supplement (especially high doses), tell me what happens. Let me enlighten you. Maybe 5 hours later you'll be pissing and your piss will be dark yellow with vitamin colors. Next day don't take vitamin but have the same food and same amount of water and guess what, no more yellowish tint. Wonder why?
The information in this video is only partially correct. It is true that more astringent, deeper colored berries are the antioxidant/nutrition powerhouses. However, there are also vitamins/minerals, fiber, unique chemicals in certain fruits that are good or not so good for you, etc. All edible berries are great for you. And yes, darker grapes should be healthier than green grapes. Still, I wonder how currants, black raspberries, thimbleberries, cloudberries, lingonberries and elderberries esp. would rank here. Elderberries are so astringent, you have to do stuff to it first, before it can be more palatable...
Dr. Greger: Antioxidation is relative. Redox, pHs, pKas... There isn't a, 'superior' or best. Hence: plethoras of individuals all vouching for different sources of antioxidants and cellular maintenance, and all individuals may technically be, 'correct'.
Just read the article myself, and am a little disappointed,
"further investigation into each individual food and phytochemical antioxidant compound is needed to identify those which may have biological relevance and the mechanisms involved" and also, "There is not necessarily a direct relationship between the antioxidant content of a food sample consumed and the subsequent antioxidant activity in the target cell".
Damn. Anyone found any studies that suggest there IS a similar/direct relationship between antioxidant content and activity in the target cell?
My new favorite snack after my daily workout is frozen berry medley. Straw, blue, razz and blackberries. It's like candy. Can't believe I've been missing out on this my entire life.
How do u eat them? frozen like or you wait to mix them with another foods?
@@TheMaximer16 frozen, straight out the freezer. The strawberries can sometimes be a little hard frozen though
@@meowskull is it safe to eat them in winter like that? And u eat them like a snack between meals?
@@TheMaximer16 yeah I just get a bag of mixed berries from the grocery store, they have organic bags as well, and as long as you just pay attention to the expiration date they are good to eat anytime. But yeah I mostly just eat them to either satisfy a sugar craving or after an exhausting workout
Thank you Dr. Greger. Your work is awesome, I apreciate very much all your research about nutrition.
What about Dingleberries?
Haahahah
The most DANGEROUS fruit
If you enjoy, eat as much as your heart desires. Bon apetite.
Dog rose berry = rose hips, berries of dog rose (rosa canina) flower. They're in the top 3 best sources of vitamin C in nature, and not that hard to come by, bought or in the wild.
Thank you 👌👌 I figured but when you google "Dog rose berries" you just get hits for Rose Hips so I got confused thanks for the clarification 👍
Thanks
Jeesus Christ! I live in Romania and "dog rose berries" (we have a different name "maciese") literally grow around any forrest or bushy areea.Every villiage in the country side is packed with them
really? that's awesome. I'm in bulgaria now and wonder if i can find them here
yeah but you can't eat them raw, you need to make tea or sum
In the UK we have blackberries in most countrysides too, you can just walk about and find them on bushes in summer.
Wow
@@findingtruth7323Why?
In Europe dog rose berry tea is a commonplace... I've surely had litres of it as a child, especially when ill. I still have it in my cupboard without knowing about all its benefits. I wish we could buy the fruit too :)
Eating green grapes while watching this video... how disappointing 😥🍇
I never realized grapes were so far down on the nutrition pole.
Only green? Are red/black any better?
Think so
nope, grapes are just too sugary, and sugar defeats the point of antioxidangs if taken at the same time, too bad.
@@zilaz, adding honey to smoothie is not recommended too I am guessing?
Red grapes are much better for you, choose organic though
How do you measure these antioxidant levels, and do you like to consider the diversity profile of different antioxidant-containing foods? Thanks. Peace+power=good health
@Ridicolosamente It'd be wonderful if you could post it to this specific video on nutritionfacts. org. This way more people benefit from the response, and I can actually provide you with links (which I can't do on RUclips). Thanks!
Dog rose berries. I would think that's the same as any other rosehips. They're easy to find dried on Amazon and pretty cheap too. They add a nice tartness to a smoothie.
This is really good to know. I try to eat lots of berries. Daily ideally.
Thank you, I am grateful
Thank you, I am grapfruit
How does chokeberries and black mulberries fit into this chart?
Is there any good research on berry powder? I don’t like whole berries but I can cope with powder stirred into porridge. I’d be interested to know whether there is an impact on antioxidant content and health benefits when taking berries in powder form, as opposed to fresh or frozen.
Wow what channal lovvve it
How many flavour of berries there is ??
I was eating blackberries and clicked on this :D
Having just looked at the study, I think I'll now fact check everything Dr. Greger publishes.
Because in that study, raspberries and blackberries weren't even analyzed and blueberries only as jam.
All numbers of fresh fruit I've found seem to indicate that blueberries contain more antioxidants than other berries, although the difference generally doesn't seem significant (these berries hover around 2-3 mmol/100g). It probably doesn't matter whether one chooses blue, black or raspberry. Only strawberry seems clearly worse.
If this is the case, then Greger's team will be happy to update the information. Please post this comment under the same video on Greger's nutrition facts website so his team can start working on it.
We have blackberries growing everywhere.
Thank you Dr. Greger for your work, we learn so much with your videos! In Chile we have a lot of berries for example Maqui o Calafate in Patagonia, it would be interesting to compare them with the most common ones worldwide .. Thank youuuu ❤
Where I live there are abundant wild berries which don't seem to get evaluated... such as jaboticaba, acerola, mulberries, pitanga, physalis... I eat them off the tree or pick them and freeze them, to have about 120 grams a day and I count them as my berry intake though I can't be sure they count. Just their look and flavor makes me feel pretty safe they do. Also I am in great health, so...
I love this channel!
I love these videos about berries. Unfortunately I haven't seen any videos about sea buckthorn on this channel. I would love to see a video about sea buckthorn without all the pseudo science that is usually used on other youtube channels and I am really wondering whether it is true that people can get vitamin B12 from sea buckthorn. Wouldn't it be amazing if we could take berries instead of supplements?
what about red grapes then??
thank you !!
* He: getting back to the would we can buy in a store"
I who lives in a tropical country: OFF COURSE*
How do wild blueberries compare?
They said to have double the nutrition so no better than black berries. Depends on your taste buds and region.
Where do Wild Blueberries fit on your chart?
What about Gooseberry????
Where can i get crowberry? Could you share a link?
no wild blueberries?
Bilberries?
Where do “wild” blueberries fall Dr Greger.. I’ve read they are potent anti-oxidants… is it true?🤔
Goose berries amla?
DOESNT even make up!.. to BANANA
yup, the price of blackberry in hk is three time more expensive than strawberry. Though I like them all
You forgot Aronia Berries and Maqui Berries which higher than all mentioned.
What about Black Raspberries?
I have a question about berries. I hope someone can point me to a Dr. Greger answer. I've listened to him for years and can't find the answer to what I need to know. Which is better, Raw vs. Cooked Berries.?
99% of the time, I eat only for optimal health. Each week I prepare a cooked oatmeal concoction which includes oats, about 3lb fresh mixed berries (black, blue ,straw, rasp), cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, ground flax, 6 oz chopped dates or prunes. Sometimes, I add tiny-chopped orange & apple. I tried preparing this without cooking it but it did not look or taste fresh and wonderful like it does when cooked.
That being said, I do not want to be eating my awesome cooked breakfast/lunch if it is in fact not the healthiest for me.
The berries are my main concern. I need to know if I am wasting money and/or the health benefits of eating my daily berries
I would greatly appreciate the person that points me to the Dr. Greger information I need.
Cooking things you don't have to is usually worse than eating it raw. Some Vitamins and other nutrients get destroyed by heat. So maybe add the berries after cooking the oats.
I eat the same as you every day but don't cook it at all (all just put in Soy milk or any other plant milk). If you have frozen berries, just take them out earlier or put them in a cup with some plant milk and put the cup in warm to hot water.
@@SebastianMarelli Thanks for your reply. All good info! I may try doing as you do and not cook any of it. Until I do that, I will add the berries after I cook the oats. Thanks again !
I read that pomegranate seeds are botanically berries. May/should I consider them so for the purpose of the Daily Dozen App? Or should I consider them a fruit?
I live in Transylvania ,Rose berries grow EVERYWHERE here ,I have a huge bush in my yard to keep my dog shadow in the summer ,we make rose berry marmalade and drink tea...never dreamt that they are so full of good things❤😂
In our area forest full of black raspberry
how many blackberries were compared to a single banana though?
How do you eat dogberries/roseberries? They grow in a park near me
If they grow in a park they may have piss or poo so you have to wash it really carefully.And when eating them(I don t know What they are in my language I may tasted them too)if there are any big seeds inside don t eat them just in case.Other than that you have to eat it like a normal berry
And yes I tasted dog rose berries and they have seeds.Don t eat dem seeds(Also they sell them in markets here lucky me)
never even seen a dogberry ha
Wild berries?
What about grape syrup.?
sounds like processed sugars to me
What about Haskaps... Dr Greger have you even heard of a Haskap that grows wild in the boreal forrests of the world?
from london brixton uk. The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice. we black people been saying this 4 centuries.
You say 27 antioxidants for a banana in this video, but in your video "How to Reach the Antioxidant RDA" you say the banana's antioxdants are 1037.
Why the difference?
+Ed Geo It doesn't say "a whole banana", the little bit in parentheses above the chart says (10^-1 Micromol/Cup). Now... I don't really understand what that means but I'm pretty sure it's a very small amount. That little weird U symbol means micro, which of course means "extremely small".
Frozen berries? Yuck! At least in Austria (and those berries are actually usually from all over Europe), manufacturers use those as an opportunity to get rid of all the berries that are starting to rot. I've even found mold once.
Red and purple grapes are 100 times more favourable in that hall of fame.
All of those berries are no match for the mulberry it has the most protein of any Berry and the most healthy berry to grow on trees
so why did he recommend frozen? curious
ALi -V frozen fruits and veggies are usually frozen at the peak ripeness and hence have even better nutrition than some fresh produce. also convenient.
Dr. Gregor i know its hIGHLY unlikely you see this but what do you think of that Dr jamesdestroysdiseases
I've been watching his channel lately too. Trying out the raw diet to detox the lymphatic system.
Why didn't they test blue bilberries , i'm talking about "European wild blueberry", or scientifically "Vaccinium myrtillus L." In russian "Черника"
Are dog rose berries another name for rose hips?
stinkyboomboom Seems like it! They are growing around my home, they ripen with the first cold period of the year! Gonna pick some :D
sind daa Hagebutten die mit dem. höchsten Wert?
Prunes!
I saw a BBC documentary about 6 months ago that was studying the health claims and fads common in 2016. It says no need to constantly keep eating high antioxidant foods and think they are benefiting you cos you body will always stay at a steady serum level just like how our blood always stays at a level of 7pH (meaning if you ate anything above that your body will not benefit from it and still stay at 7pH). If I remember correctly they tested Vitamin C supplement and came to conclusion that all you need is the RDA and more than that (anything above the RDA until 2000mg) isnt beneficial and your simply urinating your vitamins. I wish doctor Greger makes a video about that and if its true or not. Thanks!
This is the documentary link:
vimeo.com/172194650 The Truth About Healthy Eating
That's what the industries want you to believe. Populations that eat more plant foods(more antioxidants) have a higher healthier lifespan.
Nasser that fucking nonsense. So what should we do, eat a few plants and then KFC and dominoes theres nothing more we can do?
And vit C rda is ridiculously retarded. You dont even feel it at the rda. Try 2grams, even up to 8 grams from some good pills. You WILL feel the boost. Nothing gets pissed in there mate. Vit C is some powerful stuff and theres upper limit. Stressed deer make up to 14grams themselves in a stressed day. Some people take 50 grams of injected vit c to heal std or other infections. Its absolutely ridiculous. I recommend you aboid ALL BBC. They have a documentary of a shaolin monk levitating while chating a rosary for a million buckets...
RohanOf ElvenPower Don't be a fool Rohan. It is easy to be a fool. Anyone can be a fool. But you choose to be one. Get 50 grams and you'll get stones in matter of weeks. I know a lot of people that did get it. When you take b vitamins (and c probably) in multi vitamin supplement (especially high doses), tell me what happens. Let me enlighten you. Maybe 5 hours later you'll be pissing and your piss will be dark yellow with vitamin colors. Next day don't take vitamin but have the same food and same amount of water and guess what, no more yellowish tint. Wonder why?
"they tested Vitamin C *supplement* " All that needs to be said really.
Bro forgot hot peppers
What bout my 2 berries i have growing, pretty riped i would say.
The information in this video is only partially correct. It is true that more astringent, deeper colored berries are the antioxidant/nutrition powerhouses. However, there are also vitamins/minerals, fiber, unique chemicals in certain fruits that are good or not so good for you, etc. All edible berries are great for you. And yes, darker grapes should be healthier than green grapes.
Still, I wonder how currants, black raspberries, thimbleberries, cloudberries, lingonberries and elderberries esp. would rank here. Elderberries are so astringent, you have to do stuff to it first, before it can be more palatable...
I've known dark berries to be better than lighter ones too but why as mentioned in the video green grapes made it on the list higher than dark ones?
Dr. Greger:
Antioxidation is relative.
Redox, pHs, pKas...
There isn't a, 'superior' or best.
Hence: plethoras of individuals all vouching for different sources of antioxidants and cellular maintenance, and all individuals may technically be, 'correct'.
Frozen berries suck. Fresh are so much better!
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