Question

1. Do blueberries and strawberries have similar levels of anthocyanins? How could you find out?

2. What other environmental factors influence the production of free radicals?

3. What other nutrients can help the body reduce the level of damaging free radicals? What are some foods that contain these nutrients?

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Answer 1

anthocyanin content in =blueberry (187 mg/100 g)

anthocyanin content in strawberry (73 mg/100 g)

these data are explained through different spectroscopic methods and even pH determination.

environmental factors such as pollution, radiation, herbicides and cigratte smoke are some of the factors helping in formation of free radicals.

antioxidant nutrients include vitamins A, C, E, and the minerals zinc, selenium, manganese and others. Additionally, exciting areas of research have shown that certain special nutrients only found in plants (phytonutrients) may hold some of the greatest promise as antioxidants. Many of these are the pigments that give foods their coloration. For example, one carotenoid phytonutrient called lycopene helps give tomatoes their red color, and the flavonoid phytonutrients called anthocyanins help give berries their deep red and purple color. If you've heard that it is important to eat a wide array of colorful foods, this is one of the major reasons