What are the nutritional values ​​of fresh wolfberries? What types of wolfberries are there?

Wolfberry is rich in nutritional value and is a common health food in our lives. It contains many vitamins and can be eaten and planted as a green plant in the garden to beautify the environment. I believe you will like such delicious food and beautiful scenery when you see it. Today, the following article focuses on the types of wolfberry.

Contents of this article

1. What are the nutritional values ​​of fresh wolfberry?

2. What types of wolfberries are there?

3. How to preserve fresh wolfberry fruit

What are the nutritional values ​​of fresh wolfberry?

According to the test analysis, fresh wolfberry fruit contains 16.5% - 21.2% protein, 27.3% - 29.8% fat, 4.9% - 7.8% fiber, 3.2% - 3.3% water, 0.150 - 0.153mg/100g vitamin B1, 1.27 - 1.39mg/100g vitamin C, 24.2 - 28.6mg/100g, niacin 3.66 - 4.32mg/100g, carotene 7.4 - 8.9mg/100g, iron 8.42 - 9.04mg/100g, phosphorus 0.23 - 0.32%, calcium 40.5 - 68.7mg/100g, total sugar 46.5 - 55.7mg/100g, 7.9 - 9.8% of 17 kinds of amino acids, and 64.4 - 57.8% of carbohydrates. The vitamin C content is 40 times that of apples, 28 times that of pears, 6 times that of fresh peaches, and even nearly 3 times higher than that of tomatoes which are rich in vitamin C. The carotene content is particularly considerable.

What types of wolfberries are there?

1. Chinese wolfberry

Chinese wolfberry is a type of wolfberry that is mostly a shrub. Its branches are very thin, arched and light gray. The flowers of Chinese wolfberry grow singly on the branches, or in pairs in the axils of leaves. The flowering period is between June and November. There is a circle of velvet at the bottom of the filaments, interwoven into an oval shape. The style extends out of the stamens, and the stigma is green. The flesh of Chinese wolfberry is red, ovate, and becomes rectangular as it grows, with a very pointed or blunt tip. It tastes sweet at first and then slightly bitter, and the seeds are very large.

2. Ningxia wolfberry

Ningxia wolfberry is a shrub with dense branches. The twigs are curved and the crown is round, showing grayish white, grayish yellow, etc., with a smooth surface. The flowers of Ningxia wolfberry are twins in the axils of leaves, and several flowers are clustered on shorter branches. They have pedicels and are relatively thick. The corolla is funnel-shaped, and the purple tube expands from bottom to top. The berries are red, and orange will appear as they grow under cultivation. The flesh is juicy, and the shape varies depending on the environment. Most of them are oval, ovate, with a pointed tip, or flat. The flowering period is from May to October, and it will bloom and bear fruit at the same time.

3. Northern wolfberry

Northern wolfberry is a multi-branched shrub. It is different from wolfberry in that its leaves are lanceolate, the hairs on the edge of the corolla are sparse, and the stamens are longer than the corolla. Northern wolfberry can be used as wolfberry tea, which has the effects of lowering blood sugar and resisting fatty liver. It can also be planted as a green plant in the garden to beautify the environment.

How to store fresh wolfberry fruit

It can be stored in the refrigerator. The fresh fruit tastes best when the temperature is between 4 and 12°C.

If your family needs to eat it continuously for long-term health care, you can buy a large amount at one time and put it in the refrigerator for storage. The storage time can be up to 8-10 months. You can take it out and thaw it when you eat it. (The fresh fruit after thawing will taste slightly softer when eaten directly than when it was fresh because the flesh tissue is pierced by ice crystals during thawing, but the quality will not change.)

Alternatively, you can mix it with baking soda and dry it into dried wolfberries for long-term storage.