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. 2018 Oct 5;28(10):428–436. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20170063

Table 1. Dietary antioxidant capacity of the food and beverage groups in men and women (n = 497)a.

Food FFQ_Rb Contribution
(%)
FFQ_Vc Contribution
(%)
28 day-DRd Contribution
(%)



Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
FRAP, µmol Fe2+/day
Crude values
 Total food 15,918 9,929   15,118 9,340   8,879 4,598  
  Cereals 391 311 2.5 371 290 2.5 222 164 2.5
  Potatoes 78 73 0.5 77 80 0.5 85 55 1.0
  Nuts and seeds 8 13 0.1 6 14 0.0 68 167 0.8
  Vegetables 1,375 1,001 8.6 1,364 1,065 9.0 1,416 507 15.9
  Fruits 2,188 2,113 13.7 2,254 2,259 14.9 904 588 10.2
  Mushrooms 321 287 2.0 313 293 2.1 264 163 3.0
  Confectioneries 85 145 0.5 78 135 0.5 35 82 0.4
  Beverages 11,469 8,738 72.1 10,649 8,086 70.4 5,872 4,152 66.1
   Green tea 11,036 8,757 69.3 10,153 8,126 67.2 5,430 4,111 61.2
Energy adjustment (residual method)
 Total food 15,644 9,096   14,798 8,800   8,861 4,549  
  Cereals 374 262 2.4 361 270 2.4 213 142 2.4
  Potatoes 76 67 0.5 73 67 0.5 84 51 0.9
  Nuts and seeds 8 13 0.1 7 16 0.0 71 187 0.8
  Vegetables 1,332 879 8.5 1,283 797 8.7 1,405 476 15.9
  Fruits 2,051 1,540 13.1 2,072 1,500 14.0 904 587 10.2
  Mushrooms 310 260 2.0 296 270 2.0 263 161 3.0
  Confectioneries 83 136 0.5 75 119 0.5 38 99 0.4
  Beverages 11,428 8,700 73.1 10,636 8,376 71.9 5,884 4,174 66.4
   Green tea 11,163 9,204 71.4 10,339 9,051 69.9 5,440 4,112 61.4
ORAC, µmol TE/day
Crude values
 Total food 8,854 5,034   8,668 5,259   5,935 2,289  
  Cereals 449 537 5.1 418 513 4.8 132 242 2.2
  Potatoes 232 194 2.6 229 228 2.6 247 131 4.2
  Nuts and seeds 75 122 0.8 60 128 0.7 51 85 0.9
  Vegetables 1,339 885 15.1 1,354 1,024 15.6 1,917 708 32.3
  Fruits 3,110 2,837 35.1 3,199 3,109 36.9 1,553 1,057 26.2
  Mushrooms 56 50 0.6 55 51 0.6 46 28 0.8
  Confectioneries 143 245 1.6 133 229 1.5 96 238 1.6
  Beverages 3,447 2,583 38.9 3,218 2,425 37.1 1,767 1,249 29.8
   Green tea 3,249 2,578 36.7 2,989 2,393 34.5 1,599 1,210 26.9
Energy adjustment (residual method)
 Total food 8,588 3,958   8,318 4,040   5,918 2,231  
  Cereals 447 598 5.2 572 1,097 6.9 133 246 2.2
  Potatoes 225 173 2.6 211 169 2.5 247 129 4.2
  Nuts and seeds 83 181 1.0 77 237 0.9 58 111 1.0
  Vegetables 1,288 742 15.0 1,262 733 15.2 1,896 656 32.0
  Fruits 2,933 2,128 34.2 2,956 2,149 35.5 1,553 1,054 26.2
  Mushrooms 54 45 0.6 52 47 0.6 46 28 0.8
  Confectioneries 140 232 1.6 127 203 1.5 102 273 1.7
  Beverages 3,426 2,514 39.9 3,233 2,564 38.9 1,768 1,243 29.9
   Green tea 3,277 2,679 38.2 3,032 2,626 36.5 1,601 1,210 27.1
TRAP, µmol TE/day
Crude values
 Total food 6,290 4,117   5,930 3,865   3,469 1,932  
  Cereals 58 63 0.9 54 59 0.9 25 33 0.7
  Potatoes 18 17 0.3 18 18 0.3 20 13 0.6
  Nuts and seeds 1 2 0.0 1 2 0.0 5 11 0.1
  Vegetables 522 363 8.3 503 377 8.5 576 193 16.6
  Fruits 764 723 12.1 783 784 13.2 357 231 10.3
  Mushrooms 122 110 1.9 120 112 2.0 101 62 2.9
  Confectioneries 23 40 0.4 22 37 0.4 12 27 0.3
  Beverages 4,779 3,721 76.0 4,428 3,447 74.7 2,371 1,768 68.3
   Green tea 4,678 3,712 74.4 4,304 3,444 72.6 2,302 1,742 66.4
Energy adjustment (residual method)
 Total food 6,194 3,824   5,821 3,718   3,466 1,919  
  Cereals 55 59 0.9 53 61 0.9 24 31 0.7
  Potatoes 18 15 0.3 17 15 0.3 20 12 0.6
  Nuts and seeds 1 2 0.0 1 2 0.0 5 12 0.1
  Vegetables 504 312 8.1 473 284 8.1 570 176 16.4
  Fruits 717 526 11.6 720 519 12.4 357 231 10.3
  Mushrooms 118 99 1.9 113 103 1.9 100 61 2.9
  Confectioneries 23 37 0.4 20 33 0.3 12 31 0.3
  Beverages 4,763 3,691 76.9 4,470 3,720 76.8 2,373 1,764 68.5
   Green tea 4,722 3,870 76.2 4,370 3,797 75.1 2,306 1,742 66.5

FFQ, food frequency questionnaire; DR, dietary record; SD, standard deviation; TE, trolox equivalent; FRAP, ferric reducing-antioxidant power; ORAC, oxygen radical absorbance capacity; TRAP, total radical-trapping antioxidant parameter.

aNEAC levels of 58 food items by FRAP, 55 by ORAC, and 51 by TRAP in the FFQ are assigned.

bFFQ_R was administered 1 year after or before FFQ_V.

cFFQ_V was administered 1 year after completion of the DRs.

dDR was collected over a 1-year period.