I ‘Fooled’ Samsung’s New Antioxidant Feature with a Cheez-It

I ‘fooled’ Samsung’s new antioxidant feature with a Cheez-It

Samsung’s new Antioxidant Index is meant to help you eat more vegetables and fruits. It can, however, be fooled by things like Cheez-Its and coloring your thumb.

Samsung’s antioxidant sensor fooled by Cheez-Its

The Verge’s Victoria Song dives into the “antioxidant sensor” on Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 with some surprising (or not) results: I colored my thumb with a yellow-orange marker. Wouldn’t you know it? My Antioxidant Index shot up to 100. Next, I colored it with a blue marker. My score dropped to zero. Unfortunately, my color-based hypothesis was foiled by a piece of roasted broccoli. It, too, scored 100 and is, in fact, rich in carotenoids. Perha…