Do The Benefits Of Goji Berries Justify It’s Super Fruit Status

The Goji or Wolf berry, as it is also known, is one of many exotic fruits now widely available and touted as a so called “Super Fruit” due to claims of health benefits of Goji including weight loss, vital organ protection and as a preventive for cancer.

This miracle fruit has a long history and origins of use stem back a few hundred years to China and Asia and gains it’s status as a super fruit, a marketing term first coined in 2005, because of it’s inherent nutrient richness and antioxidant properties.

It is believed that the benefits of Goji are derived from the antioxidant properties which help to cleanse the bodies system of toxins many published studies have indicated that these benefits include improved cardiovascular and inflammatory disease protection, vision-related diseases and as an anticancer or improved immunology agent.

The Goji fruit is high in nutrition and is made up of twenty-two dietary minerals, eighteen amino acids, six essential vitamins eight polysaccharides, six monosaccharide and five unsaturated fatty acids when consumed fresh.

Dried berries are rich in calcium, iron, potassium, zinc, vitamin C, riboflavin and selenium. Originally found in China, Goji berry is now exported worldwide for its nutritious benefits and taste in the form of beverage, jam and jelly.

The benefits of Goji berries firmly place it along side Acai,Blueberry, Cranberry, Red Grape, Mango, Pomegranate and Sea Buckthorn in the Super Fruits.