Healthy Nutritious Superfoods

Blueberries with their vibrant blue/purple colour is bursting with Vitamin C. And they are ripe with an antioxidant compound called anthocyanin – whfoods labels them as antioxidant powerhouses. But handle them carefully or you’ll end up with blue or purple fingers – and don’t spill any on your clothes. Sources: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=faq&dbid=42#antioxidants http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthocyanin

Acai berries – one of the most talked about or maybe even hyped superfoods. Coming from the purple fruit of the Acai Palm (Euterpe oleracea), Acai is a potent antioxidant. 3 different studies (the PubMed links below) have all concluded Acai to have really good antioxidant properties. “The antioxidant capacities of all purple açaí samples [...]