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Binomial name: Rubus fructicosus. The blackberry is an edible fruit sometimes confused with black raspberry. What distinguishes blackberries from its raspberry relatives is whether the receptacle picks with the fruit, a blackberry, or remains on the plant when picked leaving a hole in the fruit, a raspberry. Origin: they come from Asia and Europe. Blackberries grow wild throughout at the margins of roads and torrents. Medicinal values: they provide fibre that improves the intestinal traffic, potassium, iron and calcium. They are very astringent. Caloric value per 100 g: 35 kcal Varieties: there are about 300 varieties all over the world, although the commercialised are those that come from Logan, Young, Boysen and Tay. Curiosities: the bark of the plant is used in the production of baskets and ropes. |
