Boysenberry

• Fresh season typically July 2nd through July 25th
• Large size (8.0 g) reddish purple berry with a large seed
• In the late 1920's George Darrow of the USDA and Walter Knott, a California berry farmer tracked down some plants from the failed farm of Rudolph Boysen. Finding a few frail plants they nursed them back to health. This was the start of the popular Boysenberries that were initially sold at Knott's Berry Farm in California.

Health Benefits

• High in Vitamin C and fiber, both of which have been shown to help reduce the risks of certain cancers.
• Contain high levels of anthocyanins (120-160 mg/ 100g). Anthocyanins work as antioxidants to help fight free radical damage in the body, and give Boysenberries their deep, dark color.
• Antioxidant levels of food can be measured as ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity). The ORAC value of Boysenberries is 42 umoles/TE/g
• Contains ellagic acid, a phenolic compound known as a potent anti-car cinogen, anti-viral and anti-bacterial. The ellagic acid level in Boysenber ries is 5.98 mg/g of dry weight.
• Have a uniquely high ratio of free ellagic acid to total ellagitannins which is thought to make the ellagic acid more readily available to the body.