13 Sep 2018 --- With consumers increasingly scrutinizing the provenance and health benefits of the products they consume, naturally-derived antioxidants have become the “it” health ingredient to look for in food. However, researchers from UBC Okanagan and the University of Bologna have discovered that TEMPO – a well-known artificial antioxidant – is up to 100 times more powerful than nature's best and could help counteract everything from skin damage to Alzheimer's Disease.