Today’s big buzzwords in nutrition are antioxidants and ORAC scores with the rationale being that antioxidants protect tissue and organs by neutralizing the damaging and mutating effects of free radicals. Free radicals are produced when the body burns food for energy and immune responses and also from harmful chemicals in the outside environment.As an antioxidant, goji ranks number 1; ahead of acai, black raspberry, twice as high as pomegranate, 5 times higher than prunes and a whopping 10 times higher than oranges.