Goji

Goji berries

Dried goji berries

• Goji, goji berry grows on a thorny shrub in [{Asia]], especially China.
• Goji berries are also being exported around the world.

Scientific name

Goji berries are the fruit from two plants: Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense.

Ripe goji berries

Planting

• Goji berry is a shrub planted from a seed.
• It produces fruit after two years, and make the most fruit during their fourth and fifth year.

Hand picked

• The berries are delicate and need to be hand-picked.
• A Goji berry is small, red, and oblong.

Similar to currant

They are similar in size and shape to a currant.

Culinary use

• The Goji berries can be eaten much like any other berry.
• They are popular in their dried form, like a raisin.
• They can also be juiced.

Nutrition

Goji berries are rich in vitamin C, which work to keep the body healthy and protect it from illness, such as the common cold.

Goji Berries

Taste

Their tangy sweet taste is a cross between a cranberry and a cherry.

Other names

They are also called “wolfberry.”

Related to tomatoes

Goji berries are closely related to tomatoes.

Did you know?

• The berries turn black if they are bruised.
• In the Himalayas, they are referred to as “the happy berry.

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