The dark red colour of blackcurrants and boysenberries are due to their particularlyΒ high levelsΒ of anthocyanins. They alsoΒ containΒ naturallyΒ high levelsΒ of vitamin C. Theβ―vitamin C, anthocyanins and other phytochemicals in blackcurrants and boysenberriesβ―all contribute to theβ―total antioxidant activity of 3390β―ORAC units*β―foundβ―in oneΒ Red Shot.β―β―Β
Studies haveΒ determinedΒ that one serving of fruitβ―and vegetablesΒ providesΒ approximately 500Β ORAC units. EachΒ Red ShotΒ thereforeΒ containsΒ the antioxidant activity of over 6 serves of fruit and vegetables.β―Β
*ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity) originally developed by the USDA, is a reliable, quantitative total antioxidant capacity measurement of the many complicated mixtures of antioxidants in fruit and vegetables materials.β―β―Β