We need 5000 ORAC scale units of bio-available antioxidants daily as a minimum to cope with the average rate of oxidation. An excellent choice is Young Living’s NingXia Red. If we exercise, drink alcohol or for those who have diabetes and/or live a busy/stressful life, then that amount needs to be doubled or tripled. NingXia Red is low glycemic! This might be quite difficult to do. Consuming 2 baskets of organic blueberries and 250g of raisins daily would be a physical challenge – not to mention quite expensive!
The solution is found in “super-foods” and super-supplements
One of the best known super-foods on this planet is the Wolfberry. Many therapeutic-grade Young Living essential oils also score extremely high. All of Young Living’s products contain essential oils, yes, even the supplements.
There are at least 17 species of Wolfberries and not all are the same.
The best source – and the highest on the ORAC scale (25,300 per 100gr) – comes from Ningxia Province in China. Locals there live beyond 110 – 120 years of age, with good health and an active mind and body. Some have even been reported to have done their PhD’s whilst in their 90’s.
The Huang He (Yellow) River originates in the Himalayan Mountains and flows through the Ningxia Province. This river creates a unique, mineral-rich, super fertile silt-water flood plain, like none found elsewhere on earth, producing incomparably potent wolfberries. It is in this flood plain of the NingXia Valley where the wolfberries are highest in antioxidants.
The beautiful Ningxia region is called “China’s herbal medicine valley” and is renowned for meeting all of the stringent rules to be awarded the prestigious “Green Certificate” – the equivalent of the USDA’s Organic Certification.
ORAC Scores of Young Living Essential Oils [learn why purity is crucial]
Clove essential oil (Syzigium aromaticum)…………..10,786,875
Thyme essential oil (Thymus vulgaris)………………………159,590
Oregano essential oil (Origanum compactum)………….153,007
Mountain Savory essential oil (Satureja montana)…….113,071
Cinnamon Bark essential oil (Cinnamamum verum)…103,448
Rose of Sharon essential oil (Cistus ladanifer)…………..38,648
Eucalyptus essential oil (Eucalyptus globulus)……………24,157
Orange essential oil (Citrus aurantium)…………………….18,898
Lemongrass essential oil (Cymbopogen flexuosus)…….17,765
Helichrysum essential oil (Helichrysum italicum)……..17,420
Spearmint essential oil (Mentha spicata)…………………………5,398
Lavender essential oil (Lavendula angustifolia)……………….3,669
Rosemary essential oil (Rosmarinus officinalis)………………3,309
Juniper essential oil (Juniperus osteosperma)…………………2,517
Roman Chamomile essential oil (Chamaemelum nobile)…2,446
Sandalwood essential oil (Santalum Album)…………………….1,655
ORAC Scores of Various Foods
Wolf berry (Fructus Lycii / Lycium / Gou Qi Zi)…..25,300
Prunes………………………………………………………………………5,770
Blueberries……………………………………………………………..2,400
Garlic……………………………………………………………………….1,939
Cranberries………………………………………………………………1,750
Strawberries…………………………………………………………….1,540
Spinach…………………………………………………………………….1,260
Yellow Squash………………………………………………………….1,150
Alfalfa sprouts……………………………………………………………930
Beets………………………………………………………………………….840
Oranges……………………….750
Grapes, Red…………………739
Grapefruit, pink…………..495
Grapes, White……………..460
Beans, Kindey………………460
Peas, Frozen………………..375
Potato…………………………300
Leaf Lettuce………………..265
Cantaloupe………………….250
Banana………………………..210
Apple………………….207
Tomato……………….195
Pear…………………….110
Watermelon……….100
Cucumber……………60
S-ORAC Scores (per 1 ounce serving) (the “S” = “Super” – Radical Absorbance Absorbance Capacity) measures a drinks ability to neutralize the dangerous superoxide free radical. [based on kunitsSODeq/Ounce, this Data is from Brunswick Laboratories, Wareham, MA.] Scores are based on tests during 2007…
NingXia Red Juice……… 363
Vibe…………………………….. 87
Ageless Xtra………………… 85
Himalayan Goji…………… 68
G3………………………………. 43
Xocai…………………………… 13
Xango………………………….. 9
Goyin……………………………. 8
ViaViente……………………… 2
Frequent Sea……………… 1.2
Tahitian Noni Juice……….. 1
Sibu-Balance………………… 1
ORAC Scores (per 1 ounce serving)
Berry Young Juice………….. 1,130*
Xango……………………………… 550
Tahitian Noni Juice…………….. 500
Himalayan Goji……………………. 0
H-ORAC Scores (per 1 ounce serving)
Berry Young Juice…………….5,499*
XanGo………………………………….NT
Tahitian Noni Juice………….1,284
Himalayan Goji………………..1,218
N-ORAC Scores (per 1 ounce serving)
Berry Young Juice ……………4,897*
Xango……………………………………NT
Tahitian Noni Juice……………..994
Himalayan Goji……………………702
* Years ago, Young Living produced a wolfberry antioxidant juice called, Berry Young Juice. A few years back Young Living reformulated Berry Young Juice into a much more powerful antioxidant juice what’s called, NingXia Red Juice. NingXia Red Juice EXCEEDS all of the ORAC scores of Berry Young Juice by at least 25% (I will post the most recent scores as soon as possible). NingXia Red contains 50% MORE Wolfberry juice than Berry Young Juice.
Berry Young Juice is no longer available as NingXia Red has taken its place.
NingXia Red is absolutely delicious!
Read: 30 Reasons to Drink a shot of NingXia Red a Day!
For the price of a Star Buck’s coffee you could have 1 to 4 ounces of NingXia Red – for either yourself or one ounce a day for a family of four!
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[all ORAC and S-ORAC scores are from the independent Brunswick Lab]
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May 9, 2008 at 11:27 am
Darlene
How does NingXia Red compare with Exfuze 7+ on ORAC scores?? Or with Thai Go sold by Nature’s Sunshine?? I love both of these health juices and would like to know the comparison to Young Living’s juice.
May 12, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Evelyn Vincent
Darlene,
I have looked around and I’m having trouble finding a measurement for Thai Go, so the score I did find is pretty much worthless.
eFuze 7+ couldn’t find any ORAC, S-ORAC and SOD scores.
However, with both of these juices it is extremely unlikely that they score higher than NingXia Red for two reasons: 1. the quality just isn’t there in the processing of ingredients, and 2. The types of ingredients are not known to rank high, and when you pair that up with inferior processing you pretty much end up with something that’s not much better than apple juice.
Brunswick Lab has even said that there is nothing in the world that they’ve tested that even comes close to having what NingXia Red has.
I will continue to look for answers to your question and post them when I find them. Thanks for asking!
March 31, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Luana
Plus, Ningxia Red is never shipped in Glass or heated so it has a full protein profile AND the very very essential ENZYMES needed to actually assimilate the mass quantity of nutrients found in the juice.
We’re very enzyme depleted as a country because our food is shipped to market and ripens in a truck so doesn’t get the enzymes from the vine.
I use Ningxia Red in my cancer prevention plan.