What Are Superfoods? Week 2: GOJI BERRIES
Goji Berries are one of the best-known Superfoods available and are renowned for their extraordinary nutritional content. They contain all of the body’s essential amino acids as well as important vitamins and minerals.
Goji Berries are also known as Wolfberries, Lycium Berries and Gou Ji Zi Berries, and have been used in traditional Mongolian, Tibetan and Chinese medicine for centuries.
In Chinese medicine particularly, Goji Berries are often regarded as a strengthening tonic.
Goji Berries grow on vines and are dried naturally before they are packaged and sold on. They are small red berries similar to hawthorns, which are like bright red raisins when in their dried form.
The distinctively flavoured oblong berries have the highest content of carotenoids, including beta carotene, among all known foods on earth.
Goji Berries are a very rich source of vitamin C containing up to 500 times more vitamin C per ounce than oranges, and actually more than any other fruit!
They are a superb source of vitamins A, B1, B2, B6 and E and contain a full complement of protein with 18 amino acids and 21 trace minerals such as zinc, iron, copper, calcium, germanium, selenium and phosphorous.
Goji Berries are an excellent antioxidant, and a delicious ‘tonic’ fruit. They are loaded with easily bio-available vitality, making them an ideal natural whole food addition to any diet.
The key benefits of Goji Berries:
• A fantastic source of B vitamins and beta carotene
• Contain all essential amino acids
• Delicious and easy to eat
• Raw, vegan and pesticide free
Quick directions for using Goji Berries:
• Eat as many as you like!
• Try them on your morning cereal, in ‘trail mixes’ or even in your herbal tea
• Eat them dry, or try soaking them and adding to your favourite recipes (delicious in soups, salads, breads and puddings)
• A nutritious sweet treat for kids too.
Goji Berries by Nutri Health
You can purchase 100g Goji Berries by Nutri Health at £3.45 and 250g Goji Berries by Nutri Health at £6.95
