This last January a 3-year research project at Texas A&M to determine the antioxidant level of California Plums revealed its findings. It turns out plums have just as much or more antioxidants as blueberries. Some of the press on the research is already calling plums the new Superfood.
“blueberries have some stiff competition,” said Dr. Luis Cisneros, AgriLife Research food scientist. “Stone fruits are super fruits with plums as emerging stars. Plums contain as much or even more antioxidant activity as the blueberry.”
This is great news for consumers especially considering the fact that everyone is looking for new ways to reduce spending. Plums are generally less expensive than blueberries and are still compact enough to throw into a sack lunch for kids.
[...] cited research from the Harvard School of Public Health and quoted researcher Dr. Luis Cisneros Texas A&M University: Cisneros notes: “Stone fruits are super fruits with plums as emerging stars.” In fact, [...]