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Table 4

Foods and herbal medicine rich in antioxidants.

Antioxidant agents	Foods rich in antioxidants	Reference
VA	Berries, carrot, edible plant oil, livers, nuts, eggs, fish	[281, 282]
VC	Most of the fruits and vegetables	[261, 273]
VE	Edible plant oil, dairy, meats, nuts, eggs, fish oil	[274, 283]
Flavonoids	Berries, quercetin, curcumin, soy isoflavones, baicalin, rutin	[284]
Selenium	Eggs, kidneys, oysters, konjac, alfalfa	[283, 285]
Polyphenols	Cereal brans, Resveratrol, caffeic acid, green tea, Ginkgo	[269]
Carotenoids	Carrot, broccoli, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin	[286]
Anthocyanins	Purple cabbage, purple onion, berries, purple potato	[287]
Others	Butylated hydroxyanisole, propyl gallate	[288]