Provitamin A blackberries more than healthy

Picking them is usually no pleasure. Blackberries are prickly and ramified in the bushes. After harvest, the healthy fruits should be consumed quickly because the shelf life is very limited. But the harvest is worth it: blackberries are real superfruits. They are the largest provitamin A donors and thus very good for eyes and nerves.

Quickly consume delicate blackberries
Since blackberries are very delicate fruits that spoil quickly, you should quickly consume the harvest. In the refrigerator, they are about one to two days shelf life. Frozen you can store the berries but also months. To enjoy blackberries quite fresh, but should not be difficult, because they are extremely delicious. There are also numerous vitamins and minerals in them. Blackberries can convince with their sweet and sour taste and many healthy ingredients.

The consumer information service aid has pointed out that they are the strongest provitamin A donor among all berries and therefore especially good for the eyes and nerves.

Healthy "superfruit" protects nerves and bones. Image: ExQuisine - fotolia

Healthy fruits rich in vitamins and minerals
In addition, blackberries are rich in iron, magnesium and manganese. Already with about 125 grams of blackberries can cover the daily need for manganese and magnesium. Manganese is especially important for bones and connective tissue, while magnesium stimulates muscle and nerve functions. The dark berries are also said to do the stomach good and hematopoietic. If you consume large quantities of it, but can also adjust to black stools.

Old natural remedy for inflamed gums
According to nutritional experts, blackberries should also boost the immune system. In natural medicine, the fruits are used, inter alia, as a home remedy for constipation. Furthermore, blackberry juice is beneficial in hoarseness. The leaves of the berries are considered as an old natural remedy. For example, the ancient Greeks chewed blackberry leaves against inflamed gums.

Nowadays these are often part of herbal tea blends. Blackberries are not only a pure pleasure, in the kitchen they are versatile. For example on pies, in ice cream, in quark dishes or yoghurt. The fruits can also make jelly, syrup, fruit sauce, dessert wine and liqueur. (sb, ad)