What Are Goji Berries and Where to Buy Goji Berries?
Goji berries are also well known in English as wolfberries, but they have a number of other names used, and is more popularly marketed as the goji berry. They are brightly colored red, elliptical berries that grow on one to three meter high bushes. These bushes grow naturally in China and Mongolia, but most of those seen in the west come out of China.
Historically gogi berries have been cultured and consumed in China since the seventh century or earlier, the goji berry has only been used in the west in recent years but is vastly known and taken as a health food supplement. It holds status as a superfruit because of it’s high mineral, vitamin, antioxidant, and protein content. These berries have many other macro and micronutrients and are very healthy.
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