Estimated Average Daily Intake of Antioxidants from Typical Vegetables Consumed in Japan: A Preliminary Study

Jun Takebayashi
Tomoyuki Oki
Jianbin Chen
Maki Sato
Teruki Matsumoto
Kyoko Taku
Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi
Jun Watanabe
Yoshiko Ishimi

The hydrophilic antioxidant content of 23 vegetables commonly consumed in Japan was assessed by the hydrophilic oxygen radical absorbance capacity (H-ORAC) method to estimate the dietary intake of total antioxidants in Japan. The estimated average H-ORAC value for "typical vegetables" consumed in Japan was 594.3 mu mol Trolox equivalent (TE)/100 g. Hence, 2080 mu mol TE/d of hydrophilic antioxidants would be ingested when 350 g of vegetables a day are consumed.

BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

10.1271/bbb.100430

https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.100430
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20944406
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