Growing antioxidants in your backyard

Roger Boddaert

Special to the Village News

Most fruits and vegetables provide some source of antioxidant value and can grow successfully in your garden.

One common trait in most high-antioxidant fruit is dark fruit, with a bright interior and exterior pigment color. Black-, red-, purple- and orange-colored fruits generally have the most significant values of antioxidants.

Most fruit antioxidants are calculated using the ORAC scale (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity). The recommended daily intake of antioxidants is between 3000 to 6000 ORAC units found in a three to four-ounce serving of each...