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Superfoods – natural nutrient bombs
They are extremely trendy at the moment – and not without reason. Superfoods are foods that have a very high nutrient density. Nutrient density is the ratio of the nutrients contained in a food in relation to its energy content. A food is considered to be of particularly high quality if the nutrient content is especially high in relation to the amount of calories. They also provide exceptionally large amounts of nutrients, such as vitamins, antioxidants ,minerals and fibre, and have a positive effect on our health and well-being. They are purely herbal the opposite of artificial supplements – that’s why I call them natural nutrient bombs. From local to exotic superfoods, there are plenty and they are very easy to incorporate into our daily diet. Many superfoods are probably familiar to most, but you may not be aware that they are also called superfoods. For example, kale, blueberries and spinach belong on the list of domestic superfoods. But many exotic superfoods, such as acai, spirulina or choke berries, are now also very easy to buy here in powder or dried form.
In addition to the nutrient density, the so-called ORAC value (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is also decisive. It indicates the antioxidant value (protects our cells from harmful free radicals) of a food: The higher the value, the healthier the superfood is said to be. Dried powders such as maca, acai or kako normally have much higher values than fresh foods, because the nutrients are more compressed. However, we only eat very small amounts of these, whereas we consume much larger amounts of fresh food.