Organic Nectars Premium Raw Tibetan Goji Berries, 8-Ounce Pouches
December 25, 2009 | Posted by admin 
- Case of three 8-ounce resealable plastic pouches (total of 24 ounces)
- Small, sweet dried berries taste like cross between cranberries and raisins
- Grown and shade-dried in high altitudes of Tibet
- Nutrient-rich: more beta-carotene than carrots; more antioxidants than blueberries; many B vitamins
- Great as snack, sprinkled on salads, included in smoothies, steeped as tea, and in baking
Product Description
Grown and harvested in pesticide free Tibetan valleys, Organic Nectars Premium Raw Goji Berries (Lycium Barbarum) are one of the world’s greatest sources of antioxidants and beta- carotene, rich in amino acids, essential fatty acids, trace minerals and vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C and E. They’re known to enhance longevity, strength & endurance and sexual potency. And they’re great as a snack, in smoothies, salads, yogurt and cereals and brewed as a tea. Store in a cool, dark, dry spot. Certified organic & kosher.
Organic Nectars Premium Raw Tibetan Goji Berries, 8-Ounce Pouches
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Today I received my order of Goji berries – strangely, they were packaged inside another shipper that appeared to be direct from the distributor (Organic Nectars) – but they arrived in good order and as promised.
The taste of the berries straight out of the bag is somewhat unremarkable. The label states “sweet, chewy and fragrant” but I would just barely rank them with marks in any of those categories. At first I thought I was missing something – these little red nubs received great reviews on other sites and postings and I just didn’t see what all the fuss was about.
I did a little digging on the internet and discovered that there is some grey area between a wolfberry (Chinese in origin) and the goji berry (Tibetan, purportedly), leading me to wonder which exactly these were? Also, neither Amazon nor the Organic Nectars site specifically promises that these berries are organic (another concern highlighted on other sites), even though the label indicates they were “grown and harvested in pesticide-free Tibetan valleys”. I probably ate two handfuls of them and my lips were tingling; this often happens if I don’t wash peaches or nectarines well enough before eating (two fruits rated very high on the Environmental Working Group’s pesticide watch for produce). I didn’t experience any other effects, adverse or beneficial although I read that goji berries contain a compound that can increase the risk of bleeding for folks who take warfarin or other blood thinners so please exercise mindful caution if you fall into that population before eating the berries or having them in other preparations.
I’ll continue to eat them and will try some of the other suggested methods of preparation (tea, shakes, oatmeal) but I’m not sold on the idea of these as a “superfruit” or “superfood” just yet.
Rating: 3 / 5