What are Chokeberries?

If you look at it closely, it is not a real berry at all, but belongs to the pome fruit family. This can be seen by cutting open a chokeberry and examining the tiny core: There the small seeds are arranged symmetrically around the center - almost like a tiny apple. The washed chokeberry berries are made into puree with a blender or blender stick. Ultimately, our intensive breeding work on many plant species forms a breeding funnel based on tens of thousands of plants at the top, cultivated on more than 6 hectares of breeding land, and at the bottom, so to speak at the target, which produces 5 to 15 novelties every year:

Planting the chokeberry is also conceivable as a road companion, as it has a high salt tolerance and is heat-tolerant. In September, the longed-for miracle berries appear, they have a very dark colour, often this colour is already a first sign of the healthy ingredients of a fruit, the fruits are also very popular with birds. The anthocyanins contained in chokeberry fruits have an even stronger antioxidant effect than the cell protection vitamins C and E. Thus, chokeberry berries are said to protect the body from an excess of free radicals.

However, as they are not long-lasting when freshly harvested, chokeberries must be dried quickly or processed into juice. Under no circumstances should this information be regarded as a substitute for professional advice or treatment by trained and recognised doctors. The chokeberries are usually processed into juice, jam or puree and are said to contain many valuable secondary plant ingredients such as flavonoids and phenolic acid.

A not too alkaline soil with a pH-value between 5 and 6.5 - well loosened before planting - is the perfect basis for a good growth of chokeberry. Pressed into juice and slightly sweetened, chokeberry juice is also popular with children and the tasty fruit spreads are also a vitalising addition to the breakfast table. It is difficult to give general dosage instructions, because not everyone "needs" the berry and not everyone can benefit equally from the ingredients.

Ripe aronia berries: The taste of the fruit is intense - the intensity can be reduced, for example in jams, by adding pear or raspberry ... are particularly suitable for the treatment of the diseases from which modern man suffers, namely circulatory diseases, gastric catarrh; the latest research has shown that the chokeberry berries neutralized the harmful influence of radioactive radiation to which the human organism is exposed more and more frequently. Tannins have a great influence on the taste of chokeberry berries. Their content in ripe berries is about 0.35% and they give the berries a characteristic taste, which is very important especially in wine processing.

The berries are then strained through a sieve or gauze cloth and the liquid is collected and boiled down again for 2 minutes. OPC acts as a free radical scavenger and thus as an active cell protection much stronger than conventional vitamin C. If OPC works together with flavonoids, they form an active protective shield against radicals, which not only repels them but even actively fights them. In the cold season, aronia tea and mulled wine attract fans of hot drinks to the healthy fruit and even those with a sweet tooth get their money's worth with aronia chocolate berries, fruit slices and the crunch variant.