Goji Berries Nutrition Facts You Should Know
- David Roach
- Jul 9, 2015
- 2 min read
Goji berries can now be found in several health food stores, despite the fact that they used to be available in the Asian groceries. They have been used in China as medicine for over a period of six thousand years.
The goji berries are in most cases sold while dry, though lately there are the goji berry juices as well as extracts. These berries are antioxidant and aid in: reducing the risk of cancer and heart diseases, boosting the immune system, increasing your brain function, prolonging life expectancy and reducing your risk of heart disease and cancer.

• Calories, Protein, and Dietary Fiber
In a 1/4 cup serving of goji berries, you’ll find 90 calories and 4 grams of protein. It is recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention that adult women should consume 46 grams and adult men 56 grams of protein per day.
• Antioxidant Vitamin A
Just a 1/4 cup serving of goji berries will contain 180 percent of your daily value. Vitamin A is popular as it’s a natural antioxidant and aids in protecting your body. Vitamin A protects your body from damage that is caused by free radicals. Vitamin A also helps in cell reproduction and is necessary for keeping your mucous membranes healthy.
• Collagen-Building Vitamin C
They are also rich in vitamin C that is known to slow down the aging process as well as cancer and heart disease reduction through destroying radicals. Also rich in Vitamin C, it aids in collagen production that makes skin and blood vessels healthy.
• Iron-Rich goji
Iron is found in every cell of the body and is used to make blood cells. It’s used in the production of two proteins namely: hemoglobin and myoglobin, that aid in carrying oxygen throughout your body.
Those are some of the goji berries nutrition facts that you should take note of. For more information on the nutrition value of goji berry, consult a dietitian.
Wolfberry extracts can be added to nearly anything to give you the antioxidant boost you need and deserve. Add Wolfberry extract to coffee, juices, mixed drinks and water. You can even add them to foods, elixirs, water, teas, tonics, smoothies, homemade ice cream and chocolate, puddings, fruit and/or vegetable juices, etc.
Comments