| Fresh from the bush or vine, berries are one of nature's sweetest, most delicious
foods. Naturally healthy and organic, wild berries are low in calories (averaging
about 80 calories per cup), and high in vitamin, potassium, iron and calcium
content. They are also a wonderful source of natural fiber.
Picking Wild Red Huckleberries has been a summer joy for generations of people
in the coastal wild lands of the Pacific Northwest. These brilliant reddish orange
berries are often found growing out of cedar stumps. They love shaded areas
in the lowlands, especially second growth and logged off lands. The botanical
name for wild red huckleberries is Vaccinium parvifolium.
Their wonderful tart flavor makes them delicious fresh from the vine, or turned
into raw pies or smoothies. Native Americans and early pioneers used to gather
red huckleberries by shaking the berry laden branches over a mat or blanket.
Some Indian tribes mashed and dried them into cakes.
Ingredients: 100% Wild Mountain Red Huckleberries (organic*,
flash frozen, never pasteurized or heated in anyway)
Net Wt: 1.5 lbs.
*No chemicals have ever been used on this product or the land it has been grown
on. It is not certified organic. It's way better!
Wild Berry Research Health Notes:
University of Idaho scientists Todd Taruscio, Jerry Exon, and Dan Barney recently
characterized some of the bioactive compounds found in wild blueberries, huckleberries,
and bilberries as part of a grant funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Initiative for Future Agricultural and Food Systems. Seven Vaccinium species
native to western North America were compared to highbush blueberries and half-high
blueberries (hybrids between highbush and lowbush blueberries). Traits of interest
included antioxidant capacity, total phenolics, total anthocyanins, flavanols,
phenolic acids, and anthocyanidins.
Research is now underway to determine how these fruits affect the development
of colon cancer.
Please Note: You must purchase at least 3 lbs.
minimum to check out. 3 lbs. of any variety of berry.
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