The Goji is a plant that is part of the family Solanaceae, or the same familiars of which are part of potatoes, tomatoes, pepper, eggplant.
It 'a plant for Western culture recently, in 1973 all'etnobotanico North American Bradley Dobos it gave its name.
There are two species, that the Lycium barbarum edible and Gogi Chinese.
The fruit has the form ...
The Goji is a plant that is part of the family Solanaceae, or the same familiars of which are part of potatoes, tomatoes, pepper, eggplant.
It 'a plant for Western culture recently, in 1973 all'etnobotanico North American Bradley Dobos it gave its name.
There are two species, that the Lycium barbarum edible and Gogi Chinese.
The fruit has the form of small berries in the form of hot pepper, sweet taste that varies depending on the variety, but which resembles that of sultanas.
The Goji plant grows wild in the Himalayan valleys, Mongolia, Tibet and China in the provinces of Ningxia and Xinjiang. The ancient Chinese medicine has made wide use for its highly antioxidant.
The presence of betaine and lutein makes it inadvisable taking these berries pregnant.
The leaves of the plant are rich in flavonoids, in particular rutin.
100 grams of product contain:
Total Fat 5.7 g
Saturated fat 1.1 g
Protein 10.6 g
Carbohydrates 21 g
Sugars 17.3 g
Sodium 24 mg
Calcium 112.5 mg
Iron 8.4 mg
Crude fiber 7.70 g
Vitamin C 306 mg
Carotene 7.38 mg
Amino 8.48 mg
0.15 mg vitamin B1
Polysaccharides 46.5 mg
The index is extraordinarily high ORAC can reach the value of 30000!