Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Benefits of Strawberries
As our 5th best source of vitamin C among all 100 WHFoods, strawberries might logically be expected to provide antioxidant benefits.
But the scope of strawberry antioxidants extends far beyond vitamin C.
What we're talking about in the case of strawberries is a collection of polyphenol antioxidants that includes flavonoids, phenolic acids, lignans, tannins, and stilbenes.
Each one of the polyphenol categories contains an enormous variety of antioxidants, most of which have also been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties.
We have compiled the list of Polyphemus below to give you a better idea about the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory phytonutrients present in strawberries.
Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Polyphenols in Strawberries