Top 7 Antioxidant Rich Vegetables & Top 5 Fruits | Get All the Benefits for Health & Skin

What are the best antioxidant rich vegetables and fruits? Below is a selection of antioxidant food based on their health benefits. 

Your health and the appearance of the skin will improve by eating a variety of these antioxidants. 

7 Antioxidant Rich Vegetables

1. Avocados

Avocado is one of my favorite antioxidant vegetables, I just love the taste!

And is one of the most beneficial for the skin, too. Avocados are originally from Latin America, and were brought to Europe by the Spanish.

Their main components are water and good fats. Is high in calories, so try to eat less if you are keeping an eye on your figure. 

Avocados have many health benefits, they are high in monounsaturated fats, which are good to prevent the arteries from clogging. This green super food also contains fibber, potassium and folic acid.

Health benefits of avocados

• Prevent heart related conditions
  
• Lower cholesterol
  
• Good for diabetics
  
• Good source of vitamins E and C and carotenoids
  
• Boost circulation
  
• Protect vision from diseases, including cataracts
  
• Moisturize the skin inside out
  
• Rich in antioxidants such as glutathione which protects the body from some age related conditions

2. Tomatoes

Tomatoes are one of the best antioxidants and are considered fruits-vegetables because their sugar content is superior than other vegetables.

Tomatoes are mainly water and are very low in calories, which is excellent if you are trying to loose weight.

This natural antioxidant food is a good source of vitamin C and the essential antioxidant alpha-lipoic-acid.

Tomatoes also contain "lycopene" which are antioxidant red pigments, that protect the organism from some forms of cancer, such as prostate cancer and heart related conditions.

Lycopene from tomatoes is better absorbed by the body, if is processed or cooked (fry, roast, sauce).

So eating pizzas, tomato ketchup, pasta and food containing tomatoes will boost your antioxidant levels, just try to eat healthier versions, as processed food is full of preservatives and high in calories.

3. Broccoli

Broccoli is really an antioxidant rich vegetable, packed with nutrients that have enormous benefits for the organism. Broccoli is rich in vitamin c, folate, potassium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin b, vitamin k & fibber.

Health benefits of broccoli include:

• Good for the correct development of the nervous system
  
• Lowers the risk of cancer
  
• Stimulates the liver
  
• It has antibiotic properties
  
• It has antiviral properties
  
• Help to fight infections
  
• Good for eye-sight
  
• Improves collagen production

4. Peppers

Peppers are also antioxidant rich vegetables with a variety of colours: yellow, green, red, orange. Peppers are originally from Latin America, and their main component is water, so they are very low in calories.

Peppers, especially the red ones, are an excellent source of vitamin C, having even more vitamin c content than citrus fruits and strawberries.

This antioxidant vegetables are also a good source of vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamins B such as B1, B2, B3, B6. Peppers contain phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, calcium. 

Health benefits of peppers

• Good for teeth and bones
  
• Boost the immune system
  
• Boost eyesight function
  
• Good for the correct development of the nervous system
  
• Boost collagen production, improving hair and skin condition

5. Garlic

Garlic form part of the antioxidant rich vegetables list because they have many health benefits.

The phytochemicals that garlic contain protects the organism from:

• Some forms of cancers
  
• Heart related conditions
  
• Infections, due to the antibacterial properties
  
• Hypertension, by thinning the blood
  
• Improves digestion
  
• Fight off colds
  
• Skin disorders

Garlic is widely used in the Mediterranean diet to improve dishes flavor, just don't eat too much or vampires won't be the only ones running away from you.

6. Carrots

Antioxidant rich vegetables like carrots are loaded with carotenoids which give them their orange colour.

Carrots content potent antioxidants, which protect our body from several diseases, and our skin from external factors such as sunlight. Their main content is water, which means that carrots are very low in calories.

Carrots help to moisturize the skin and intensify suntan. These antioxidant vegetables are rich in vitamin A.

Health benefits of carrots

• Improve eyesight, bones, hair and skin
  
• Could reduce the risk of heart related conditions
  
• Have anti-cancerous properties
  
• Boost the immune system

7. Cabbage

Cabbage is a cruciferos vegetable typical of the winter months, with plenty of antioxidants. Is rich in vitamins, minerals, water and fibber.

In their composition we can find "sulphur compounds", which are potent antioxidants, and responsible for the characteristic smell of the cabbage when is cooked.

Cabbage is rich in vitamin C, and in lower amounts in vitamin A and potassium, sodium, calcium, iron. Researchers have found that consuming cabbage regularly, diminish the risk of colon and breast cancer.

Health benefits:

• Anti-bacterial properties
  
• Detoxifier
  
• Anti-rheumatic
  
• Anti-inflammatory
  
• Anti-diuretic

Very low in calories, cabbage can be prepared in many ways.

Incorporate as many as you can of these antioxidant rich vegetables in your daily diet and you will improve your health and skin in no time.

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Top 5 Antioxidant Rich Fruits

Incorporating the best antioxidant fruits in our diet is essential if we want to remain healthy and active for longer. If you find difficult eating your five a day just try to add them to salads, soups, yogurts, desserts, cereals, porridge or have them as a juice or smoothie.

And remember that is better to eat some than none at all, so try to eat what you can.

1. Berries

All berries have a high amount of antioxidants, especially cranberries, blackberries and blueberries. 

Berries are often referred as super-foods and recommended in many healthy diets to help fight several diseases and to improve some skin conditions.

Researchers in US advise to drink one to three glasses of blueberry juice a day, to reduce the risk of some types of cancers, and heart related conditions.

Berries are also beneficial for:

• Improving memory and age related conditions
  
• Boosting the immune system
  
• Improving eye-sight
  
• Preventing urinary track infections
  
• Strengthen collagen, improving the skin's appearance
  
• Antibiotic and anti-inflammatory effects 
  

You can see why berries are considered top antioxidant food. They can be prepared in many ways and added to cereals and yogurts.

Berries are also very low in calories, good for people watching their weight, and with all its anti aging power you really have no excuse.

2. Grapes

Grapes are one of the best antioxidant fruits. There are around 3000 different types of grapes worldwide.

Grapes contain up to twenty antioxidants, and are a good source of minerals and vitamins, especially vitamin B6, vitamin C and vitamin E.

Grapes contain a substance called "resveratrol" which lowers the risk of heart related conditions and is used as an skin care ingredient in many cosmetics.

This top antioxidant food also contain "flavonoids", and "elagic acid" which are antioxidants that help the body fight age related diseases and cancer.

Grapes are also good for:

• Constipation, due to the fiber that contains
  
• Anemia
  
• Physical and mental stress
  
• Boost energy levels
  
• Good for vision
  
• Improve circulation
  

Grapes are high in calories so be careful if you are watching your weight. You can drink their juice, or have a glass of red wine daily.

3. Citrus

Citrus fruits like lemons, oranges, nectarines, grapefruits, limes... are and excellent source of vitamin c and have great anti-aging power.

Citrus fruits boost the immune system, and are essential in a healthy diet, especially in winter, to protect us from colds and infections.

These antioxidant fruits are also beneficial for:

• Bones and teeth
  
• Scar healing
  
• Help with iron absorption
  
• Help with the metabolism of fats
  
• Good for constipation
  
• Feeds the skin, improving collagen production, and the skin's appearance
  

Eating one or two pieces of citrus fruits every day, will help you keep colds at bay and will improve aging skin.

4. Papaya

Papaya is another exquisite top antioxidant food and an exotic fruit. Is full of vitamins such as vitamin a, vitamin C, folic acid and vitamin E.

Papayas also contain fibber, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and lycope.

These fruits will feed your skin inside out, leaving you with softer and younger looking skin.

Papayas also contain the enzyme "papain", which breaks down protein and helps with food digestion.

The health benefits in Papayas are:

• Anti-cancerous properties
  
• Anti-inflammatory properties
  
• Reduces the risk of heart diseases
  
• Boost immune system
  
• Boost energy levels
  
• Good for anemic people
  
• Especially good for children, elderly people, smokers, heavy drinkers and breast feeding mothers

5. Prunes

Prunes are the dry version of plums, and one of the best antioxidant fruits. Prunes are a very good source of fibber, and often recommended for constipation. They contain compounds called "phenols", which have and antioxidant effect.

This healthy food is also rich in vitamin a (beta-carotene) protecting the body from:

• Heart related conditions
  
• Some forms of cancer
  
• Lowers cholesterol
  
• Is good for the bones
  
• Delays aging process in body and brain
  
• Antioxidant skin- Improves the skin's condition
  

Dry fruit also have an important antioxidant activity, but they have a high sugar content, so just be careful if you are watching your weight.

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