Sea-Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Sea-buckthorn berries are like freckles – all summer, they slowly collect their golden colour and the best of what nature has to offer. These berries contain almost the complete range of vitamins, provitamins, minerals and biologically active substances. So sea-buckthorn juice can truly be called a multivitamin – a few spoonfuls of juice provide us with all the necessary daily vitamins. Sea-buckthorn is the best fruit for strengthening the immune system. Athletes use the juice of these berries as legal doping, since the malic acid in combination with other physiologically active substances releases muscle energy rapidly. Sea-buckthorn is gold that belongs to all of us, and we become richer every autumn.
Quince also known as the Japanese Aiva (Chaenomeles Maulei) The quince is a messenger of the sun on chilly winter evenings. Travelled here from the South, and having put down its roots to stay, it always provides a taste of the bright flower on the tongue. Also called the Lemon of the North, it is even richer in terms of vitamins. The fruit has an effect on the psyche and is a great mood-improver. A sip of quince juice drink quenches the yearning for summer both in the body and the mind. Quinces can be stored without any special preservation, and the sour taste of the fruit is reduced over time, while its beautiful fragrance grows. The quince’s fragrance and valuable vitamins will invigorate and give you strength.
Large or American Cranberry (Oxycoccus macrocarpus) As a red sunset reflects the day’s joy, so the spirit of summer colours the cranberry in autumn. It gives the berry character and a harsh beauty. The first frosts make it even stronger, letting it survive the winter without any loss of vitamins, in a cellar just as well as in a marsh. The American Cranberry has a thicker layer under its skin, letting it accumulate more active substances and mineral salts, useful in the prevention and treatment of various diseases. Our bodies need cranberries as much as they crave the autumn sun.
Lowbush blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium) highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Blueberries are stars of the day – the ripe flower leaves a five-point star on each berry, too many to count and invisible at night. Because of this, blueberries contain a lot of vitamin A – carotene, which improves our eyesight in the dark. They are recommended for pilots and astronauts, but will also come in useful for those who more often count stars on a computer monitor. Alongside vitamin A, blueberries also hold a lot of other valuable vitamins, antioxidants and minerals that help combat signs of aging. Let’s give our bodies what they need, not just in July - the blueberry month - but all year round with the help of juice!
Rubus idaeus The raspberry is the berry of eternal youth. As constant as the raspberry bushes in grandma’s garden, the taste of raspberry on the tongue evokes memories of childhood. Raspberries also taste of health and wellbeing, since their juice strengthens the immune system and is a good diaphoretic and heat-reducing agent in the case of a cold. Raspberries retain more of their healing properties after being heated than other berries. They do not lose their medicinal salicylic acid, which prevents microorganisms from growing and multiplying. Grandma had the right idea when she treated us to raspberry drinks, jams and desserts all year round. Being healthy is delicious.
Chokeberry The black chokeberry is a magician with a natural talent, hiding under the leaves of the bush and awaiting her grand entrance. For some, this never comes, since the astringent taste and harsh appearance of the fresh berries scares away the sweet-toothed. Only those in the know appreciate the chokeberry’s contribution to our health. 150 ml of chokeberry juice a day improves well-being, scares away headaches and helps you work harder.
Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) Blackcurrants are like snowflakes on a sunny morning. They remind us of winter in summer, and of summer in winter. They are like an impossible friendship between summer and winter, each giving the other what it lacks. Bursting on the tongue, the blackcurrant is pleasantly refreshing, while its juice, syrup or juice drink, added to tea, treats colds and increase’s the body’s resistance to illness. Blackcurrants contain substances that have a positive effect on nerve cell health and delay aging. Each berry, glass of blackcurrant drink or juice will help us feel younger for longer, giving us the strength to enjoy the festive feeling of winter evenings and long for them on hot summer days.
Rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb is as various as life itself some wants to add some sweetness with sugar, others just eat it as it is, without even a squint in their eyes. Remember the thirst from your childhood that only your grandma could quench with her sweet and sour homemade compote. She knew rhubarb improves your mood as well as appetite! Born in the mountains of Tibet, Latvian rhubarb most commonly meets a mountain of sugar, because rhubarbs stem immersed in a pail of sugar is the first homemade childhood dessert. Rhubarb is an easy way to get a lot of necessary vitamins. It grows without any effort and gives not only one, but a lot of different vitamins! Earlier they were grown in the garden of pharmacies so that they could produce different kind of pharmaceuticals. But now we have a possibility to drink rhubarb juice and syrup all year round.
Strawberry, Fragaria ananassa Strawberry is like a hot summer kiss that is given to a cold winter evening. Some of them we catch in the garden, others we wrap up in our pancakes. The most glowing ones we send to you in a form of a berry during the summer time. In winter time we give it to you minced and frozen so that you could enjoy the love of the strawberry all year round. Strawberry, same as love, is the elixir of youth, health and longevity. Doctors are not needed in the house where strawberries are eaten. It is the most popular berry and a young girl’s whim. However, with strawberries the same as with girls you never know. The more naive and pure is the flower of the strawberry, the more tempting and sweet are the berries! Maybe that is the reason why earlier strawberry was a symbol of pleasure! So enjoy them together with your beloved ones.
Cherry, Prunus cerasus Cherries are eternal source of beauty and inspiration. These sweet and sour berries, which really should be called fruits, inspired writers, artists and poets. Nevertheless, these tasty and elegant berries have much to offer not only to the servants of art, but gourmets: cherries are not only pleasant summer greetings in winter, but also a delicious source of biologically active substances and vitamins, human body needs. The value of cherries approved scientists, doctors and nutritionists, so far cherries in America proclaimed as a miracle cure: excellent prophylaxis against many diseases and skin aging; cherries contain antioxidants that fight against various diseases and have the ability to neutralize radicals, dangerous to human health. Therefore, Very Berry proposes to enjoy cherries not only in the summer, but timely prepares these miracle fruits for the winter and offers cherry juice, syrup and juice drink.
