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Natural goji berries
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Goji berries have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for at least 1700 years. They are known in Asia as an extremely nutritious food. Goji berries are used in many herbal formulas to maintain health when suffering from chronic conditions such as weariness, dizziness, ringing in the ears, visual degeneration, headaches, insomnia, chronic liver diseases, diabetes, tuberculosis, hypertension, and enhancing well being. The ancient Chinese used goji berries to make tea, soup, stew, wine, and chewed them as snacks. Scientists in modern China have extensively studied gojis fruits, their nutrients and their medical benefits. |
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They have further substantiated the ancient medical applications such as: maintain healthy immune system, improving eye conditions, support healthy liver function, maintain healthy blood pressure and blood sugar. Goji berries are an excellent anti-oxidant and has anti-aging properties.
Macronutrients, Micronutrients and phytochemicals in goji berries:
Goji berries contain significant percentages of a day's macronutrients needs - carbohydrates, protein, fat and dietary fiber. 68% of the dried mass is carbohydrate, 12% protein, 10% fiber, and 10% fat. This gives a total caloric value in a 100 gram serving of 370 calories, of which 272 come from carbohydrates and 90 come from fat.
Goji berries contain many nutrients and phytochemicals including 11 essential and 22 trace dietary minerals, 18 amino acids, 6 essential vitamins, 8 polysaccharides and 6 monosaccharides, 5 unsaturated fatty acids (including the essential fatty acids, linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid), beta-sitosterol and other phytosterols, 5 carotenoids (including beta-carotene and zeaxanthin, lutein, lycopene and cryptocanthin), and numerous phenolic pigments (phenols) associated with antioxidant properties.
Examples below are based on 100 grams of dried goji berries
- Calcium: 65 mg per 100 gram serving, providing about 5-6% of the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)
- Potassium: 1,132 mg per 100 grams dried fruit, giving about 24% of the DRI
- Iron: 9 mg iron per 100 grams (100% DRI)
- Zinc: 2 mg per 100 grams dried fruit (18% DRI)
- Selenium: 50 micrograms (91% DRI)
- Riboflavin (vitamin B2): 1.3 mg (100% of DRI
- Vitamin C: ranges depending on source from 45 mg per 100 grams to as high as 100 mg per 100 grams (50% to
110% DRI)
- Beta-carotene: 7 mg per 100 grams
- Zeaxanthin: varies from 25 mg per 100 grams to 150 mg per 100 grams. The higher value makes goji berries
one of the richest edible plant sources of zeaxanthin. Up to 77% of total carotenoids present in wolfberry
exist as zeaxanthin
- Polysaccharides: up to 31% of pulp weight
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