Incan "Golden" Berries
(Raw, Harmonic, Sun-Dried)
If
you like nutrition packed dried fruits like wild mulberries or goji
berries, you may want to try these golden berries from South America!
They are known under three different names, the Cape Gooseberry,
the Goldenberry and the Incan Berry. Incan Berries are larger than
a raisin or goji berry, yellow/orange in color, with a flavor reminiscent
of sweet and sour lemon candy and full of tiny seeds. These berries
are currently organic transitional, grown harmonically with
nature without pesticides and will be certified organic soon. Cultivated
in the Incan Empire in days past, these fully-ripe, sun-dried Incan
Berries are sweet with an awesome tart zest and contain small chewable
seeds. Incan berries are packed with nutrition.
Incan berries are considered a good source of vitamin P (bioflavinoids)
and are rich in pectin. Hundreds of studies on bioflavinoids have
demonstrated they possess antiviral, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory,
antihistamine, and antioxidant activities. They make a delicious,
tart, and highly nutritious and exotic "raisin." They
are high in phosphorous, vitamins A, C, B1, B2, B6, and B12. They
are also extremely high in protein (16%) for a fruit.
Eat
Incan Berries straight out of the bag, or try them in a raw recipe
or smoothie. When you're looking for that post-dinner or movie snack,
these will fill the bill. A little goes a long way. They need no
refrigeration.
Select
from sizes below.
NOT AVAILABLE FOR CANADIAN DELIVERY
Incan
or Goldenberries are also called cape gooseberry or agauaymanto
berry. Locally called mullaca, uvilla, uchuva, the plant is an annual
herb indigenous to many parts of the tropics, including the Amazon.
It can be found on most continents in the tropics, including Africa,
Asia, and the Americas. It grows up to 1 m high, bears small, cream-colored
flowers, and produces small, light yellowish-orange, edible fruit.
The leaves of the plant have many ethnobotanical uses around the
world. The goldenberry is one of the first plants to pioneer degraded
areas. Its robustness and adaptability could lead to cultivation
in many now unused marginal areas.
The fruit is found in markets from Venezuela to Chile, and the plants
have been grown on a limited scale around the world in warm climates.
Incan or Goldenberries are succulent golden fruits the size of marbles.
They are protected by papery husks resembling Chinese lanterns.
Currently in areas where they are grown they are largely regarded
as backyard fruits for children, but upscale European markets pay
premium prices for them, dipping them in chocolate to decorate pastries.
They make excellent jams, which are popular in India and Africa.