Black current is a delicious fruit-bearing shrub found in Asia and in Northern/Central Europe. Its delicious flavor is used across the world to add ‘zing’ to various dishes and beverages. For example, leaves of black currant are used in Russia to provide color and taste to Vodka. For similar effects, black currants are also added in Guinnes beer in the United Kingdom.
Experts comment that black currants are one of the richest sources of anthocyanins (powerful antioxidants) that prevent cancer, joint inflammation, kidney stones, urinary infection and cardiovascular diseases. Anthocyanins are also responsible for giving color to the black currants. Other than anthocyanins, black currents have some very rich source of vitamin C, soluble and insoluble fibres, and energy.
Health Benefits of Black Currant:
Black currant contains major nutritional elements that play major role for preventing and treating many diseases and keeps our body healthy. Some health benefits of black currant are listed below:
Nutritional Benefits of Black Currant:
Black currants also contain some rare nutrients like GLA (Gamma linolic acid). GLA are essential Omega-6 fatty acids that our body cannot manufacture. This essential acid helps in transforming linolenic acid into Prostaglandins that are responsible for the proper functioning of each cell of our body.
Nutritional value of 100gm of black currant contains:
Water- 81.30 gm
Dietary fibre- 6.78 gm
Organic acids- 2.63 gm
Protein-1.28 gm
Minerals- 0.80 gm
Fat-0.22
Black currant tastes very sweet and sharp and apart from its medicinal usages like – Who can forget the mouth-watering flavor of black currant icecream or jelly or jams? It has as many uses as you can think of and still there will be many left. That’s the magic of black currant!
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