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From: Quentin Grady on 18 Jan 2006 06:00 G'day G'day Folks, When I looked in the fridge I had the passing thought, "How many prunes would one need to eat to get one's entire recommended ORAC intake for the day?" The suggested intake is 3000 to 5000 ORAC units per day with a US official suggesting adults should endeavour to get 3500 per day. The answer is eight prunes or about 61 grams. One tenth total daily intake = 350 ORAC units How much to eat in grams to get 1/10 ORAC RDA. Prunes 6 Raisins 12 Blueberries 16 Blackberries 17 Garlic 18 Kale 20 Cranberries 20 Strawberries 23 Spinach (Raw) 29 Raspberry 29 ++++++++++ one ounce ++++++++++++++++++++++ Plum 37 Alfalfa Sprouts 38 Spinach (Steamed) 39 Broccoli Florets 40 Beets 42 Avocado 45 Orange 47 Grape (Red) 47 Pepper (Red) 47 Cherry 53 ++++++++++++ two ounce +++++++++++++++++++++ Kiwifruit 58 Beans (Baked) 70 Grapefruit (Pink) 73 Beans (Kidney) 76 Onion 80 Grapes (White) 80 +++++++++++++ three ounce ++++++++++++++++++ Corn 88 Eggplant 92 Cauliflower 92 Cauliflower 92 Peas (Frozen) 97 ++++++++++++++ four ounce ++++++++++++++++++ Potatoes 117 Potatoes (Sweet) 117 Cabbage 125 Leaf Lettuce 135 Cantaloupe 135 Banana 159 Apple 159 Tofu 159 Carrots 175 Beans (String) 175 Tomato 194 Zucchini 194 Apricots 219 Peach 219 Squash (Yellow) 219 ++++++++++++ half pound ++++++++++++++++++++ Beans (Lima) 250 Lettuce (Iceberg) 293 Pear 250 Watermelon 350 Melon (Honeydew) 350 +++++++++++++ one pound ++++++++++++++++++++ Celery 583 Cucumber 583 Remember this was done as a fun exercise. The rounding off errors are atrocious. There is more to life than ORAC, humour ORAC and it will humour you. Best wishes, -- Quentin Grady ^ ^ / New Zealand, >#,#< [ / \ /\ "... and the blind dog was leading." http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/quentin
From: Flying Rat on 18 Jan 2006 07:00 In article <8h6ss1h76bh33p3552ek1bejgu0s4bt1ci(a)4ax.com>, Quentin Grady says... > G'day G'day Folks, > > When I looked in the fridge I had the passing thought, > "How many prunes would one need to eat to get one's > entire recommended ORAC intake for the day?" > > The suggested intake is 3000 to 5000 ORAC units per day > with a US official suggesting adults should endeavour to get > 3500 per day. The answer is eight prunes or about 61 grams. > Quentin, Not wishing to sound rude but it would be helpful if you appended your posts with a brief note regarding just what it is you are talking about. Usenet posts are not lecture notes. People dip in and out constantly. So abbreviations such as ORAC mean absolutely nothing to people who glance at the forums. Ratty
From: sharppointy1 on 18 Jan 2006 09:02 What's an ORAC? She who feels dumb asking but will anyway....
From: Ma?k on 18 Jan 2006 11:47 On 18 Jan 2006 06:02:20 -0800, "sharppointy1" <sharppointy1(a)yahoo.com> Huffed and Puffed the following into the madness of usenet: >What's an ORAC? >She who feels dumb asking but will anyway.... eesh, repeat after me: google is my friend, google is my friend. try a google search on ORAC prune or simply ORAC. -- M?ck?? Type 1 since 1975 http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org http://www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.insulin-pumpers.org "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ....Theodore Roosevelt (o o) --ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------------- "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." Jesus never hated anyone.
From: wmmckee on 18 Jan 2006 11:59
On 18-Jan-2006, Ma?k <stopthespam(a)shootspammers.com> wrote: > google is my friend, google is my friend. Good point, Mack! Will, T2 |