Why Anti-Oxidant Capacity? How Does this Indicate Activity?

  What Are Anti-Oxidants? A range of substances found naturally occurring in foods and plant materials Foods: Vitamins A, C and E, Beta-carotene, enzymes e.g Glutathione peroxidase (requires Se as a co-factor to function), Mg, Zn (required as a co-factor for enzyme superoxide dismutase) and Cu also act as other co-factors. Phytochemicals: Lycopene, allylic sulphides, flavonoids, … Continue reading Why Anti-Oxidant Capacity? How Does this Indicate Activity?