Blackberry 黑莓
We would like to share with you about fruit and health. The book of “Food forHealthy” shared about Blackberry. It said that blackberry is a kind ofBramble-grow wild in much of the Northern Hemisphere. Human foragers havelikely plucked these purple berries from their thorny canes for millenniaindeed it seems that no serious efforts at cultivation the berries were madeuntil the 19th century.
Blackberry gives you Vitamin C, Vitamin K , Manganese, Dietary fiber, Vitamin E, Folate Phytonutrients (flavonoids, phenolicacids)
The author of the book “Food for Health” mentioned:For our health, blackberry ink-dark, tat and seedy berries are an embarrassment of riches nutritionally. Endowed with multiple compounds thought to lower risk of cardiovascular disease, they boast the essential vitamins C, E, and folate as well as the purple pigments (anthocyanins) that are a type of flavonoid. One promising clinical trial testing the effects of berries themselves (as opposed to supplements) found that, in 72 middle-aged subjects, eating a mixture of berries twice daily for two months lowered blood pressure, increased “good” HDI. Cholesterol, and slowed blood-platelet function (which can mean fewer blood clots)
Barton said in the book: The biggest blackberry-growing state is US is Oregon, with California second. Since blackberries grow well in many areas, local specimens may be available in the summer season. Off-season, the berries typically come from Mexico. So fresh and must try...
Source: the book of “Food ofHealth”
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