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Kamrul Hasan
Keyword: What is an antioxidant drink
What Is an Antioxidant Drink?
An antioxidant drink is generally known as a beverage or liquid that contains supplementation
or natural compounds that prevents cell oxidation, and ultimately works for reducing free body
radicals. Some antioxidant is found in many foods and its class is quite broad. There is no
specific guideline of density of concentration for qualifying a beverage as an antioxidant drink.
The beverage made from vegetables and fruits with high concentrations are carrot,
pomegranate, orange, raisins, raspberriesvegetables, fruits with high concentrations are carrot,
pomegranate, orange, raisins, raspberries, and blueberry, to name a few – are very popular
antioxidant drinks.

Red wines and all kinds of teas are antioxidant drinks and some particular varieties such as
green and white teas have superior nutritive values as these are made from tender leaves.
Many people also include coffee to the list, but this is quite debatable. There are different types
of powder and bottle drinks are available in the marketpowder, bottle drinks are available in
the market, and most of them have antioxidant value. Many marketers use controversial
chemical antioxidants that are artificially boosted and sometimes not very good for health. But,
these antioxidant drinks are very popular to health connoisseur and athletes.

Generally Understanding Antioxidants

Antioxidants are healthy chemical compounds and they effectively prevent the oxidation of
different types of compounds and cells. When oxygen changes its structure permeating a cell,
an oxidation happens. This process is not something problematic considering its circumstances
and the premature cell aging has been linked to it. The free radicals are often created by
electronsElectrons often create the free radicals and during oxidation; they float throughout
our whole body. It may cause various types of problems such as cell mutation that ultimately
turns into cancer.

This is quite difficult to determine or to find out the best modes or sources of antioxidant, but
regular consumption of it can lead to a sound health. If you think about the best options, then
you may consider eating the whole foods, but many people cannot enjoy enough or all the
servings every day. You can concentrate on its certain benefits, making the juice of vegetables
and fruit as you can, even make a glass of juice using 10-20 carrots. Although, vegetable and
fruit juices are popularly known as the best source of antioxidant, but there is no way to
consider them as the only sources of antioxidants. You can include any drink to your menu with
oxidation-fighting component.
Vegetable and Fruit Juices

For antioxidants, the vegetables and fruits are very good natural sources and it’s logical that the
juices also contain antioxidant compounds because the fruits are enriched with antioxidants.
The higher concentration of fruit juices depends on the technique of your juicing. Generally,
natural fruit juice is much better than blended or watered-down juices with sweeteners or
sugars. Moreover, you’ll find more nutrients and antioxidants in the darker juices in comparison
with lighter ones. In the delicious fruit category, the cranberry, pomegranate, purple grape,
cherry, orange are popularly known as the most enriched antioxidant drinks.

Coffees and Teas

If you want a good natural antioxidant drink, teas are certainly a good choice for you and some
of them are relatively more nutritive and powerful. You can purchase black, green or white tea
and the level of antioxidant partially depends on the maturity of tea leaves. Although it’s
debatable, many of us believe that younger leaves have relatively better antioxidants. You can
take two cups of tea a day, but adding milk and sugar may inhibit your body from absorbing
other chemicals and antioxidants.

You need to take multiple cups of coffee if you want adequate amount of antioxidants from
coffee. Actually, the consumption of excessive caffeine may have negative impacts to your
body, so it’s not a great source of antioxidants. The coffee beans (raw) have a good amount of
antioxidants, but most of it is lost during preparation.

Commercial Supplements and Blends

You will find packaged drinks as sports beverages and health drinks, which are enriched with
antioxidants. There is a huge variety of these drinking items and many of them have a relatively
higher density of antioxidants compared to than others. The manufacturers add a lot of sugars
and other types of sweeteners to these drinks for an improved taste. So, the best way of getting
antioxidant is to drink pure juice, but it depends on your choice.

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