Recently, goji berry has been on everyone's lips. You can read about it in many glossy magazines and, of course, on the Internet. What is this mysterious plant?
Goji berry has different names. For example, "Chinese Dereza" or "Tibetan barberry". On sale it can be found under any of the names.
It is a small, nondescript creeping shrub. It belongs to the nightshade family. On this basis, one can guess that the goji is the closest "relative" of the chili pepper. But they taste completely different from each other. The berry under discussion is not at all spicy and not spicy, rather sweetish.
If a few years ago only residents of China, Tibet and Mongolia knew about it, today this miraculous berry has been actively imported to Russia. The main secret of its miraculousness lies in the composition of this fruit. It contains just a huge amount of useful substances - more than 20 different vitamins, minerals, amino acids, polysaccharides and others.
At the same time, for example, vitamin C in it is approximately 15 times more than in our favorite citrus fruits.
It is not surprising that the goji berry is becoming more and more popular every day in our country and buyers are beginning to actively hunt for it. This is an excellent and affordable source of a variety of nutrients that are necessary for every person.
