In my dream I would eat fresh berries all year around. However, in real life it`s possible only for a couple of months in my home country. That season is coming to end soon. One of the berries I like a lot are currants. My favourite ones are black currants but also red currants are good.
We picked up black and red currants for freezing in the beginning of September. It`s almost a habit that me and my brother`s spouse go to my parents`place to pick up currants for ourselves. In that way we can talk together and pick up all the berries the same time almost without noticing it.
There are many reasons why I eat a lot of different kinds of currants;
- Currants taste good; For example black currant juice – delicious both hot and cold!
- Currants are good for health; For example, mix natural yoghurt, black currants (and some other berries, like strawberries), a little bit of honey and different kinds of seeds (pumpkin seeds, linseeds etc.). Good breakfast and good preventative medicine against flu!
- Currants are good for skin, like berries in general; If I don`t eat berries at all for a week, I notice that my skin starts to dry out despite how much moisturizing cream I use.
Health benefits of black currants
Currants are native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia. Black currants have the biggest nutritional value but also red, white and pink currants are healthy.
Consumption of black currants have health effects against cancer, aging, inflammation and neurological diseases.
Currants are an excellent source of antioxidant vitamin, vitamin-C. 100 g of fresh currants provide more than 300% of daily recommended intake values of vitamin C. Vitamin C helps body develop immunity against infections and also help remove harmful oxygen free radicals from the body.
Black currants are very good in vitamin-A. Vitamin-A is required for maintaining integrity of skin, and is also essential for vision.
Fresh blackcurrants are rich in vitamin B5, vitamin B-6 and vitamin B-1. These vitamins are good for metabolism.
Currants contain good amounts of minerals iron. Iron is an important co-factor cellular metabolism. It is also required for red blood cells production in the bone marrow.
Black currants are also very good source of other important minerals like copper, calcium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, and potassium which are very essential for body metabolism.
Many good reasons to eat black currants, or what?
