What you need to know about aronia berries

Registered dietitian Leslie Beck chats with Affan Chowdhry about the health benefits of aronia berries, which are also known as chokeberries

[orustacres]

I have several aronia berry bushes and I have 'air rooted' additionally ones successfully as well to get more. I am picking over 1 gallon of berries from each bush and I am very pleased. I raise chickens and recently gave some berries daily to a sickly bird and she loves them and after only a week I see notable improvement in her condition. Now, regarding the taste...it is unfortunate that we have lost touch with nature's bounty of natural flavors and we tend to expect everything to taste extraordinarily sweet or flavorful. I don't mind the astringent aronia berry's flavor at all. It is the end of August and they are ripe. While I agree, no food is the answer to all of life's health problems, my experience has been very positive and I plan on continuing propagating the native American berries and consuming them fresh, dried, in muffins, mixed in smoothies, in jams and preserves. They are great!!!

[richardbraun]

I planted a few plants about 15 tears ago. We live in the pacific North west and they thrive here. No insects bother them, the birds don't even bother them until they shrivel, usually about Oct. I juice mine in a steam juicer and drink about 4 ounces a day. (They taste awful). I've been doing this for about 10+ years and as I have nothing to compare to so I can not comment on health benefits. I will say I'm a 77 year old male and in excellent health. I have also made wine, pies, and jelly with them. The Jelly and pies are pretty good but not the wine. If you want to try them you can order the plants on line. They are a nice looking shrub, are maintenance free and bear profusely.

[gunillahartgers]

Just had a bowl of raw aroniaberries with natural yoghurt. Tastes very good. Also my favorite jelly. I have 10 bushes in my garden, they are very easy to grow, and beautiful too!

[positivelastaction]

I think the health benefits of Aronia berries are understated, not overstated. More research is needed, but if Blueberries have been studied, and they have been studied extensively, than it would stand to reason that Aronia berries will provide at least, if not greater, benefits.

[nathanduerre]

Yes do your home work. Not only do these Berries have the highest levels of antioxidants they also contain all known antioxidants, but I agree they have become increasingly hard to find due to pharmacy Giants have been gobbling up the fruit for studies to isolate the molecules that have been responsible for not only stoping but killing and scaring over ovarian cancer, as well as enzymes that reverse atherosclerosis. But then again one wouldn't want cheep cures you can't patent, when treatments are much more profitable. But what do I know

[LutherMarshOrganics]

We love Aronia berries, we grow them 1 hour from Toronto, Ontario :) We will soon have over 1000 bushes in the ground!

[trimelkan]

A great and healthy fruit and very underrated! Remember the good stuff they hide from us!

[Merle]

My favourite home made juice is made of aronia berries with cherry leaves. With sugar of course and something sour, like citric acid. It tastes like cherry juice or maybe even better.

[toddlev]

Interesting info on Aronia berries! thanks for sharing.

[milkanovacevska]

Nothing to be sceptical these berries are very healthy..

[toddgoedeke]

Do your homework if you are a journalist. These berries are available in stores. As a nutritionist dig deeper and interview people who have done studies.

[dalemesserly]

We always called them Choke Cherries and they were my grandmas fav jelly

[ostaR]

We're can I buy it in the market here in Florida Orlando

[loonylinda]

bought 100% pure juice in UK..it was horrendously bitter and sour so use it with Pomegranate juice and its a bit mellower..thinking maybe add some stevia to it

[johnkenny]

I could drink the juice all day, 3x times more powerful than Blueberry, its the most powerful berry.

[darlarousch]

Are these known also as choke cherries? My mother used to pick them and then make the most delicious jelly with them.

[neskorock]

I have two shrubs in my yard, they produce so much fruits each year that I don’t know what to do. Taste very tart, i have to make sure I drink water before o get choke.

[XplosionNo]

I drank 1 liter of juice and got liver swelling and mild pain. ... they are much different! Last year, 1 l of juice was not that strong!

[cybersynthwaveman]

there are good to get at aroniaberry.ca