Learn All About the Goji Berry Here

In certain remote regions like Tibet, China and Mongolia there is a plant called Lycium Barbarum that produces a small red berry known as Goji berry. For thousands of years these berries played an important role in the preparation of Chinese medicine.

Goji berry is found to be one of the richest fruits in nutrients on this planet after a variety of scientific researches. The list of major nutrients or vitamins found in this berry is given below:
1) Master Molecule Polysaccharides: Goji berries carry special kind of polysaccharides that strengthen your immune system and control your body’s defense mechanism. Most of the special healing properties of Goji berries come from these special polysaccharides.

2) Amino Acids: The berries amazingly contain approximately nineteen amino acids, the building blocks of protein, including all the eight that are essential for life. No other plant on the Earth possesses such quality.

3) Vitamin C: They have more Vitamin C than the basic source, i.e. orange.

4) Range of Antioxidants: Goji Berries carry a wide variety of antioxidant carotenoids such as zeaxanthin and beta-carotene. The berries are one of the richest sources of carotenoids of well-known foods.
In addition, Goji berries contain a range of essential fatty acids, B-complex vitamins, Vitamin E and many more beneficial nutrients.