Everything You Need To Know About Goji Berries….
Goji berries are widely grown in foothills of Himalaya region and in Asian countries and its one of the most powerful plants in herbal medicine. Buddhists had discovered these berries hundreds of years ago and is was used in ancient medicines. These berries were secret to keep them young forever and these berries were famously known as anti-aging berries.
Anti-aging berries are full of nutrients, amino acids, carotenoids, polysaccharides and trace elements especially – Vitamin C. Goji berries have highest Vitamin C content (among all fruits) in the world. Due to its unending beneficial properties its treated as national treasure. Goji berries contains nearly 400 times more Vitamin C than Oranges, only if berries are fresh.
Goji berries contain 6 Vitamins (Vitamin C, Vitamin A, B-1, B-2, B-6 and E), 18 amino acids ( including tryptophan, leucine and arginine), 5 carotenoids (including beta-carotene, zeaxanthin, cryptoxanthin, lutein, lycopene, xanthophyll and many phenols), contain 8 polysaccharides, 6 monosaccharides , 11 essential and 22 trace minerals (such as Iron, copper, zinc, calcium, selenium and phosphorus) so no wonder these are definitely wonder berries.
Quality of Goji berry widely varies and it depends on how its grown and how the berries are processed as inappropriate processing can make it lose many essential nutrients. So, choose carefully Goji berry products. Chemical laden Goji berry products are not so effective as chemicals tend to negate the benefits of Goji berries.
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