{"id":1942,"date":"2018-11-28T15:01:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T06:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackcurrants.co.jp\/en\/king-of-berries\/"},"modified":"2020-04-22T19:34:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T10:34:45","slug":"about-blackcurrants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/b2b.nzblackcurrants.jp\/en\/about-blackcurrants\/","title":{"rendered":"About Blackcurrants"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About Blackcurrants
\n\u2013 the new story from the New World<\/h2>\n

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High Nutritional Value of New Zealand Blackcurrants<\/span><\/h3>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Europeans, and the people of New Zealand alike, have long loved the flavor of blackcurrants and used them in everything from jams to breakfast cereals, and as a refreshing juice. In addition to tasting great, science has recently discovered that New Zealand Blackcurrants are rich in nutrients, particularly anthocyanins.\u00a0 These are the protective red and blue compounds that commonly colour fruits and vegetables.\u00a0 It is well established that anthocyanins are an important component of the health benefits associated with the consumption of fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n

In fact New Zealand Blackcurrants have the highest levels of anthocyanins of all the commonly available fruits and vegetables grown anywhere in the world and this discovery has now propelled New Zealand Blackcurrants to the forefront of natural ingredients for functional supplements, foods and beverages.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]

Production and Use<\/span><\/h3>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]New Zealand Blackcurrants are harvested in midsummer and immediately frozen. They are then processed into juice concentrate, puree, or powder.\u00a0 After processing New Zealand Blackcurrants can be used for a variety of products such as juice, yoghurt, ice cream, and as an ingredient in breakfast cereals.\u00a0 However, because of their proven health benefits New Zealand Blackcurrants are now more commonly being used in functional supplements, foods and beverages.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]New Zealand Blackcurrants are a superior fruit full of healthy possibility and potential. It is truly deserving of being labeled \u201cThe King of the Berries\u201d.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1580803040920{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1581481188095{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]
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