Facts about Aronia Berry antioxidants

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Facts about Aroniaberry Red berries are sweeter than black variety; however, the latter possess higher levels of pigment antioxidants. These flavonoid poly-phenolic antioxidants have proven health benefits through scavenging dangerous oxygen-free radicals from the body. Black chokeberries consist of significantly high amounts of phenolic flavonoid phytochemicals called anthocyanins. However, black and blue color berries are rather rich sources anthocyanin class of pigment antioxidants. Botanically, black chokeberries belong to the Rosaceae family, of the genus: Aronia. The best fruit containing the highest antioxidants will be dark purple or black, Dinkler said. In addition to the products currently offered at its Hastings plant, plans are to saturate the local market in the coming months with a line of products that includes both dried and frozen bags of berries, snack bars, and four flavors of blended aronia drinks: Coconut, pineapple, mango, and original aronia. (AP) — Six area farmers and their families are looking to reap the benefits of a berry once relied upon by Native Americans for medicinal purposes that has recently become a much-coveted product in the health food industry. Artemis BerryceuticalsŽ are science-supported nutraceutical ingredients sourced from darkly-pigmented flavonoid-rich berries in the form of extracts, powders, concentrates and blends for use in food and beverage, dietary supplement and cosmeceutical industries. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ Aronia berries and their phytonutrient ingredients are gaining traction in the functional ingredients space, especially for their cardiovascular health benefits. Landscape: Hillier's notes that black chokeberry was introduced to western gardens as a landscape plant around 1700, and that its value is reflected by its receipt of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Merit in 1972. Selections and breeding efforts have focused on both ornamental and food attributes of black chokeberry. All of this leads to confusion in commerce as well as in taxonomy, because many plants sold as black chokeberry are valued for their red fall foliage color; in actuality, these may be interspecific hybrids. Hardin recommends treating this group of plants as part of the black chokeberry species, while Krussman treats this group as a separate species. Black chokeberry is a member of Rosaceae (Rose Family), and is commonly referred to as black chokeberry, aronia or aroniaberry. Aronia berries should be included in your diet because of their high levels of antioxidants. Aronia plants are a hardy bush with green leaves that turn deep red in the Autumn, with white blossoms and round black juicy berries. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y23MDG0-UiR_0JlURbgWhlHI2IIKcVC2/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yz1LCH9YY6LtAc0LDrmhc22Vzl-W5TTA/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lm_FJdIbEuW6mfYjpiSPHbjkJCf9giDr/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i685_hunbfTyiQyk_xvTL5COtc1QUoVs/view


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