August 22, 2007
Goji Berries - Health Balls
Goji Berries are a herbal product which has alwasys been considered an important part of the Traditional Chinese Medicinal system. They are small, red to orangish in color and are very good for our health. Goji Berries are botanically known as Lycium Barbarum. While we are still not sure as to where the Goji Berries originated from, today they are primarily grown in the People’s Republic of China. Goji Berries, according to the botanists, come from the family of potato, tomato, eggplant and tobacco. They tell us that Goji Berries have two boxthorn species in the Solanacenae Family.
Goji Berries have very high contents of nutrients. for your easy understanding, we are providing here a list of some of the nutritional components in Goji Berries. The figures given here are per hundred grams of Goji Berries.
Calcium - 112mg
Potassium - 1,132mg
Iron - 9mg
zinc- 2mg
Selenium - 50 micro grams
Vitamin B2 - 1.3mg
Vitamin C - 148mg
Apart from this PhytoChemicals which are present in the Goji berries and are good for our health are:
Beta-carotene,
Zeaxanthin,
Polysaccharides.