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ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. It's a lab test that attempts to quantify the "total antioxidant capacity" (TAC) of a food by placing a sample of the food in a test tube, along with certain molecules that generate free radical activity and certain other molecules that are vulnerable to oxidation . After a while, they measure how well the sample protected the vulnerable molecules from oxidation by the free radicals. The less free radical damage there is, the higher the antioxidant capacity of the test substance. There are actually a handful of different tests designed to measure total antioxidant capacity in this way, but the ORAC is probably the best known and most popular.

How ORAC values relate to anti aging nutrition and good health? – Free Radicals and their effect on health and disease

Oxidation and the production of free radicals are an inevitable byproduct of energy production which happens in the mitochondria - the cellular version of an industrial power plant.

Along with oxygen, nitrogen is another source of volatile free radicals. Together scientists theorize that free radicals cause or accelerate human aging and cause or promote diseases including inflammation, cancer, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, macular degeneration and cataracts, among other conditions.

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One of the best things you can do to maintain optimal health and well-being is to fight off free radicals. Free radicals are highly reactive molecules that damage other molecules through a process called oxidation. The accumulation of free radicals contributes to disease processes by damaging cell membranes, proteins, and even DNA.

As you age, free radical damage accumulates. Research has shown that this is a cause of aging and age-related physiological decline. Furthermore, free radical damage is implicated in several conditions such as atherosclerosis, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, cataracts, osteoarthritis, and immune deficiency.

That’s why one of the most important steps in maintaining health is to neutralize free radicals with antioxidants. In fact, The Alliance for Aging Research has cited studies indicating that simply taking antioxidants can confer a 20–40 percent reduction in the incidence of cancer, heart disease, cataracts, and other diseases.

You can boost your antioxidant levels by eating foods that are rich in these free radical fighters such as fruits and vegetables and by taking nutritional supplements that contain them.

Beyond that, there is something else to keep in mind when it comes to antioxidants and their capacity for promoting optimal health and well-being.

Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC)

While increasing your intake of antioxidant-rich foods and supplements will provide powerful benefits for your health, you can get a lot more bang for your buck if you also take ORAC value into consideration.

Developed by the National Institute on Aging, the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) scale indicates the free radical scavenging capacity—or antioxidant power—of specific foods or nutrients: the higher the ORAC units, the greater the antioxidant activity.

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Most so called nutrition or dietary supplement bars do not claim ORAC value because they don't offer much.

Our Berry Blend Bar boasts an ORAC value of over 4,800.

Our Super Greens bar has an impressive 1,800 ORAC value.

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These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease