Patent ID: 7736678

Claim:
A method of enhancing blood antioxidant activity in a subject comprising ingesting by said subject at least one composition in at least one form selected from the group consisting of a juice, powder, granule, tablet, or capsule, said composition comprising an effective amount of broccoli, cabbage, spinach, parsley, komatsuna ( Brassica rapa L.), Japanese radish leaves, lettuce, and celery, wherein the composition comprises, as a percentage of the total weight of vegetables, about 5-30 wt. % of broccoli, about 15-35 wt. % of cabbage, about 0.1-20 wt. % of spinach, about 0.01-10 wt. % of parsley, about 0.01-10 wt. % of Japanese radish leaves, about 10-25 wt. % of lettuce, and 1-25 wt. % of celery, calculated as the weight percent of the vegetables when raw.