Antioxidant value of fruit

The acerola is a red cherry fruit which can be found at the southern part of US, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America.

We all keep hearing the term antioxidants and that these are necessary for us staying young and healthy. But, what are antioxidants? Why have they generated so much of interest? What are the food items that are rich in antioxidant?

Antioxidants perform in the body to neutralize free radicals. They are commonly found in vegetables and in most fruits like the acerola cherry or commonly known as the barbados cherry.