Red wolfberry is from the Lycium chinense Mill., family Lycium chinense dry mature fruit, red color, after harvesting and drying until the skin wrinkles and then sun exposure until the outer skin dry and hard. Mainly produced in Ningxia area, wolfberry grain, thick flesh, red color, sweet taste.

The black fruit of wolfberry, also from the Solanaceae family, for the black wolfberry (Lycium ruthenicum Murr.) dry mature fruit. Domestic has a long history of consumption, distributed in ningxia, gansu, Tibet and so on. The relevant departments of Qinghai Province issued a certificate that the black-fruited wolfberry (LyciumruthenicumMurr.) has a long history of consumption in Qinghai and can be managed as common food. What are the differences between red goji berries and black fruit goji berries?

Sensory difference

The black fruit of wolfberry is wild, the particle is small (the largest is about the same as the soybean), is off-round black fruit with a small stalk, the sugar content is very small, directly chewing only a little bit of sweet flavor.

Red goji berry is flat long red fruit, and generally no stalk, sugar content is large, directly chewing sweet taste.

Nutritional composition is different

Black fruit goji berries are rich in protein, goji berry polysaccharide, amino acids (18 kinds), vitamins (13 kinds), minerals, trace elements and other nutrients, rich in unique natural proanthocyanidins OPC, its proanthocyanidin content is even more than 10 times that of blueberries, more than 50 times that of grapes. Proanthocyanidins are now internationally recognized as effective natural antioxidants to eliminate free radicals in the human body, with strong in vivo activity.

The content of free amino acid exceeds red wolfberry, Vc and fat content is also much higher than red wolfberry, which is favorable for direct absorption by human body; The content of iron, calcium, magnesium, zinc and copper in trace elements is much higher than the average content of red wolfberry, and these trace elements have direct or indirect effects on the activity of many kinds of enzymes and synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins, immunity of the organism and proliferation of cells, etc., and can be used for preventing and curing cancer.

Red wolfberry mainly contains polysaccharides, carotene, vitamins, amino acids and zinc, iron, calcium and other trace elements, and its efficacy is mainly to nourish the liver and eyesight, tonifying the kidney and essence, eliminating fatigue, anti-tumor and so on.

Eating method is different

Black fruit of wolfberry because it contains rich anthocyanin, so the temperature has certain requirements, soak with 60 degrees below warm water or cold water brewing, and can not be a long time to simmer soup, porridge with, because black wolfberry anthocyanin and part of the nutrients are afraid of high temperatures, in a high temperature environment, these ingredients will be damaged, and black wolfberry soak in water will not use water will be different colors, in the acidic water is presented Purple, in alkaline water is blue; black wolfberry nutrients and tonic are very strong, adults can eat 3-5g a day.

Red wolfberry is not afraid of high temperature, it can be chewed directly, soaked in water, brewed wine, boiled soup and so on;

Different efficacy

Red wolfberry is more focused on the nourishment of the liver and kidney, qi and blood, ningxia wolfberry is known as the four treasures of traditional Chinese medicine, and changbai mountain ginseng, can see the richness of the medicinal value of red wolfberry. Chinese medicine, red wolfberry has nourishing the liver and kidney, benefit qi and blood and other effects, medicinal dosage is generally in 10-15 grams is appropriate. Middle-aged and elderly people can effectively maintain physical vitality when consumed, and young people can nourish the liver and kidneys when consumed, regardless of age, all have good effects.

Black fruit goji berries are more focused on the protection of eyesight. Black wolfberry is not a recent discovery of its rich medicinal value, as early as in the ancient books on its records, called it “soft gold”.

Black wolfberry is not only rich in anthocyanins but also rich in lycium berry polysaccharides, atherosclerosis has a very good therapeutic effect, so black wolfberry is widely used in the treatment of menstrual disorders, cardiovascular and other aspects of the disease, that is, the black wolfberry is not only the price is also very popular reasons.

In addition anthocyanins on vision is also very good protection, the market has anthocyanin eye drops sold, the effect is very good, very suitable for long-term work in the computer environment friends use.