Goji berries, raw, vegan
 We love gojis!!!!
We were one of the first companies in the world to bring goji berries to the masses. As a service to our customers, and for the sake of our fantastic reputation, we routinely pay for tests on our products in EU-approved facilities to ensure they are up to scratch.
Allergen information: contains Preservative E220
Goji berries are an extremely nutrient-dense fruit. They contain 18 amino acids (six times higher than bee pollen) including all 8 essential amino acids, making them an ideal protein supplement! They contain 11.7% protein, and 328 calories per 100g!
The Goji berry is a deep-red, dried fruit about the same size as a raisin. It's very sweet and tastes something like a cross between a cranberry and a cherry. We love adding them to smoothies, trail-mix, cereals, teas and cakes. Err... we also just eat them by the handful!
Nutritional Information
Goji berries contain up to 21 trace minerals (the main ones being zinc, iron, copper, calcium, germanium, selenium, and phosphorus) and are an incredibly rich source of carotenoids, including beta-carotene (more beta carotene than carrots).
Goji berries also contain vitamins B1, B2, B6, and vitamin E.
Mature fruits contain about 11 mg of iron per 100 grams, betasisterol (a hormone-like fatty acid), linoleic acid (a fatty acid), sesquiterpenoids (cyperone, solavetivone), tetraterpenoids (zeaxanthin, physalin), and betaine (0.1%). We strongly advise you to carry out your own research to determine the effects of these powerful components.
Goji berries also contain polysaccharides which are found in high levels in traditional immune tonic herbs such as echinacea, medicinal mushrooms, and astragalus.
Nutritional information
Components
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Per 100g
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| Energy |
1373KJ/328kcal |
| Protein |
11.7g |
| Carbohydrates |
62.8g |
| Fat |
11.7g |
Traditional use
Goji berries have been traditionally regarded as a longevity, strength-building, and sexual potency food of the highest order in the traditional practices of Chinese medicine.
According to our Medical Herbalist Dale Pinnock MNIMH “these berries are often given in Western Herbal Medicine as a nutritive tonic for the eyes, due to their carotenoid content. Just remember the old sayings about carrots and seeing in the dark”. He added “I also find them a great energy tonic for my patients who have lost their appetite and need some concentrated nutrition from only a small volume of food”.
Production
The plants grow like bushes with vines that reach over 15 feet. The berries are never touched by hand as they will oxidize and turn black if touched while fresh. They are shaken onto mats, and then dried in the shade. These berries are grown without pesticides in one of the purest places on earth.
Dosage
The amount used is around 10-30 grams per day, though we just eat them because we love them! There is no upper limit for their consumption.
Shazzie's pregnant smoothie
This is Shazzie's most satiating
pregnancy smoothie of all. When she was pregnant, it made her and Tiny feel totally
cosmic all morning long.
Blend it all up in a jug or Vita-Prep,
and drink. It should satiate you for hours.
The goji berry baby
This is Evie, aged 2 and a little bit. She's eaten goji berries nearly every day since she started eating food (and when she was in her mummy's tummy). She's a raw organic vegan unvaxed breastfed child. She's never ever been to the doctors with an "illness". Here, she's eating raw chocolate cereal that her mummy, Shazzie, made her, which is topped with coconut milk and yummy goji berries.
What you say
"Hi, I have just been reading some more about the magic of Goji berries. I am nearly 70 and suffer very badly from arthritis. I have one replacement hip and am waiting for another... I have very severe arthritis in my feet and shoulders. I have got fibromyalgia and all the other associated aches and pains that go along with it. I have been including goji berries in my diet for the past three weeks and I have never felt better in my life. The main benefits to me are the anti-inflamitory properties but I must also mention the feeling of well being and the fact that my skin is begining to look 10 years younger. I can only atribute this to the only change in my diet...Goji Berries, plus the Manuka honey which I have been using for the past couple of years...thank you so much...(not so achy pensioner.)"
Pam Williamson, UK
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