It's official! Dark chocolate is better for you than broccoli!
(OK, for someone with 2 degrees in the sciences, I'll admit it's a slightly loose interpretation of the data) But look! More antioxidants! Depressingly, brussel sprouts are also better than broccoli, but I'm going to put my fingers in my ears and hum loudly, pretending I didn't hear that.
TOP ANTIOXIDANT FOODS COMPARISON CHART
*Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, equivs. per 100 gm, approx. 3 ½ oz.
Dark Chocolate 13,120
Milk Chocolate 6,740
Prunes 5,770
Raisins 2,830
Blueberries 2,400
Blackberries 2,036
Strawberries 1,540
Raspberries 1,220
Brussels Sprouts 980
Plums 949
Alfalfa Sprouts 930
Broccoli Florets 890
Source: Data from US Department of Agriculture and the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
This is from the link CorsairMac gave us about fudge in a jar. Which, by the way, is now sitting next to me, with a spoon in it! heeheeheehee![]()



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