Fascinating Facts - Goji Berries
- Goji berries (Lycium barbarum) are the most nutritionally dense fruit on Earth.
- They are a member of the nightshade family (Solonaceae), which contains many other common vegetables such as potato, tomato, eggplant, and pepper, as well as some poisonous plants like belladonna and deadly nightshade.
- They’re small, red, and power packed, and the world’s health fundis are hailing them as the latest addition to the ‘superfruit’ family.
- Goji berries have earned the title “superfood” because of their nutrient density and antioxidant content packed in a small volume.
- If you’ve never tried a goji berry they taste like a raisin and a cranberry mixed together.
- Unique among fruits because they contain all essential amino acids,
- Goji berries also have the highest concentration of protein of any fruit.
- They are also loaded with vitamin C, and contain more carotenoids than any other food.
- They have twenty-one trace minerals, and are high in fiber.
- Boasting 15 times the amount of iron found in spinach, as well as calcium, zinc, selenium and many other important trace minerals, there is no doubt that the humble goji berry is a nutritional powerhouse.