Where can we find antioxidants?

Fruit, vegetable, tea, spices

Because the strongest antioxidants are mainly vitamins A, C and E, we can find a lot of them in fresh fruit and vegetables, but also in cocoa beans or food rich in phytochemicals (besides fruit and vegetable also spices or tea).

Nature on the plate

To make our fight against free radicals most effective, we should eat as wide spectrum of antioxidants as possible because they complement each other in their effects. We should stick mainly to natural antioxidants and use the chemically improved supplements and vitamins as a plan B. But at the same time, we should eat everything in moderate amount.

Among the food rich in antioxidants belong mainly the richly coloured kinds of fruit and vegetable

In fruit, the richest in antioxidants are:

blueberries, cranberries, currant, raspberries, blackberries and other kinds of forest fruit, cherries, grapes, plums etc. It is also claimed that sea-buckthorn or exotic fruit such as chokeberries, acai, citrus fruit or kiwi.

The same rule applies in vegetable – the richer the colour, the more antioxidants it contains, so most of the antioxidants can be found in:

broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, avocado, paprika, cabbage, carrot or red beet, but we should not forget onion or garlic.

 

Antioxidants can also be found in spices, herbs and drinks

Great source is for example cinnamon, marjoram, oregano, turmeric, rosemary, dill, mint, sage, thyme or cloves. Among other food rich in antioxidants belong vegetable oils, such as virgin olive oil, full-grain products, legumes, mushrooms, nuts or cocoa beans (ideally unroasted, but you can find antioxidants in high quality dark chocolate as well).
Some beverages have also high amount of antioxidants, for example grape juice, red wine or green tea. Especially matcha green tea contains huge amount of antioxidants because of its unique processing technology.

Why matcha?

Because tea leaves for matcha are processed in a unique way, the finely milled green tea powder contains a wide spectrum of antioxidants.

The tea plantations are covered with nets for the last three weeks before harvest, so that as little sunshine as possible could reach the tea leaves. The leaves then produce enormous amount of the green colourant – chlorophyll.

The leaves are then harvested, steamed, dried with hot air, and milled to a fine powder in such way that they maintain as much beneficiary substances as possible.

Beneficiary substances

• catechins, substances with significant detox effect,
• amino acids, that help keep our mind sharp and simultaneously relax the body,
• chlorophyll, that has strong detox abilities and helps flush out toxins and heavy metals from our bodies.

 

Vitamin bomb to support your immune system

In Matcha Tea, we can find vitamins A, C, E, that are considered to be strong antioxidant, but there is also trace amount of minerals (iron, calcium, potassium, zinc) and high amount of fibre (claimed to be up to 30 %).

Because when you drink Matcha Tea, you consume the entire tea leaf milled to a very fine powder, your body can use maximum of its benefits that matcha offers and get the absolute maximum of antioxidants. If you also add fresh fruit juice to matcha, honey, ginger or spices, you can make yourself a quick and strong vitamin boost to support your immunity.

 

The latest antioxidant tests of our matcha were conducted in February 2020.

You can see the results here.

 

 

Get inspired

TIP If you’re bored of individual pieces of vegetable and fruit, of which we should eat at least 5 pieces a day, you can mix yourself a fruit smoothie with Matcha Tea. You find some inspiration here:

Orange matcha smoothie

Pineapple matcha fresh

Spring matcha smoothie

Detox drink with matcha

Smoothie with strawberries, mango and rooibos