Why Do Plants Contain Antioxidants?

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Plants produce antioxidant pigments to protect themselves from damage. Antioxidants are responsible for the bright colors of many orange, red, blue, purple fruits, berries and algae.

Ingesting plant-based antioxidants protects from free radicals. Antioxidants work synergistically (combined effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects). Far more effective, when spectrums of antioxidants are ingested.