They are packed with nutrients and a doddle to grow. The humble blackcurrant leaves more celebrated superfoods in the dustOpen any plant catalogue these days and you will find a spread committed to “superfoods”. Exotic goji berries and aronias rub shoulders with the ubiquitous blueberry and even pomegranates,along with claims of fruit being “loaded with antioxidants”. As a botanist, I’ve always been curious as to why not a single blackcurrant variety features on these pages. For what the humble British currant lacks in a far-flung backstory, or it more than makes up for in phytonutrient content,leaving more celebrated superfoods in the dust. And, although they are increasingly tough to find in supermarkets, and they are a doddle to grow.
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Source: theguardian.com