Which Antioxidant Source is Best Acai or Green Tea?

Between green tea and acai berry, which is the best source of antioxidant? This is one of the most common questions when people decide whether to go on green tea diet or acai berry diet. The amount of antioxidants is measured in ORAC or the Oxygen radical absorbance capacity. The higher the ORAC value the better the antioxidant. So, the question becomes which as the higher ORAC value (aka ORAC rating or ORAC score) acai berry or green tea?

ORAC antioxidant chart for green tea vs other berries including the Acai berry

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As you can see from the chart, although green tea is healthy tea compared to other types of tea, the antioxidant level in green tea pales in comparison to other berries that are packed full of antioxidants. The acai berry is named superfood by Dr. Perricone in his best selling book, the Perricone Promise. Acai berry, however, come in a variety of format and the spray dried powder acai does not contain nearly as much as the freeze dried acai.