Do you know that blueberries contains high amount of antioxidants. Recent study found that black rice are having more levels of antioxidants known as anthocyanins.

Some researchers had submitted this study to the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) says that one tea spoon of black rice had more amount of anthocyanin antioxidants when compared with a tea spoon of blueberries ,moreover black rice offers more Vitamin E and fiber but less sugar.

In March 2010 , a study was published in Nutrition Review states that anthocyanins ,many nutrients are naturally can be found in cranberries, blueberries ,strawberries  in the form of fresh fruits or juices which can lower the risk of  heart diseases and cancers.

Basu A and his team stated in the report “berries offer the cardiovascular benefits by upregulating endothelial nitric synthase, lowering activities of carbohydrate digestive enzymes, decreased oxidative stress and inhibiting expression of inflammatory genes among others”.

Zhimin Xu who was Associate Professor at the Louisiana State University performed some test on black rice produced in the U.S for anthocyanin amounts.

Nevertheless, antioxidants that are found in the black rice had larger levels of water soluble anthocyanin antioxidants as it said by researchers. But in brown rice , oil-soluble gamma-tocotrienol and gamma-oryzanol antioxidants were found high which helps in decrease in cholesterol in body.