LOOV Organic Wild Lingonberry Juice 500 ml, 100% from Directly Pressed Lingonberries, Contains Polyphenols, No Sugar Added, No Water Added, Wild-Crafted from Nordic Forests

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It is vital that we get as many antioxidants into our diets as possible; they help protect the body from cellular damage which occurs as a result of our exposure to destructive free radicals. Lingonberries can be found fresh from late summer through early winter at farmer’s markets near the Arctic Circle and in some places like Canada year-round. As a result Swedish children were traditionally encouraged to have lingonberry jam with porridge for breakfast and to have a portion of lingonberries with many main courses. Oral health: According to test-tube studies, lingonberries contain plant compounds that may fend off bacteria that promote gum disease and plaque accumulation on teeth ( 51, 52, 53). They also make a dish of the berries cooked with fish eggs, fish (whitefish, sheefish or pike) and blubber.

The Iñupiat use the berries to make two different desserts, one in which the berries are whipped with frozen fish eggs and eaten, and one in which raw berries are mashed with canned milk and seal oil. Preliminary studies suggest that lingonberries may have benefits for your brain, urinary tract, kidney, and oral health, as well as for fighting viruses and preserving foods. Moreover, a recent comparative study published in 2014 found that lingonberries had the highest radical scavenging activity of all berries tested.Test-tube, animal, and preliminary human studies suggest that lingonberries may help blunt your blood sugar and insulin response to eating carbs. Lingonberries have been shown to prevent low-grade inflammation and diet-induced obesity in diabetic animals.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry: "Antioxidant Activity in Lingonberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. Bursting with natural preservatives, like benzoic acidand pectin, lingonberries were invaluable to early Scandinavians. Significantly lower results (360–410 mg/100 g FW) were reported for various lingonberry extracts grown in the southern Labrador area in Canada [ 20]. These women were asked to consume 50 milliliters of cranberry-lingonberry juice concentrate every day for a period of six months, 100 milliliters of lactobacillus drink five days a week for one year, or had no intervention at all.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 22 Note: The source simply lists "Eskimo" rather than a specific group. One case study reports that a woman experienced an allergic reaction after consuming lingonberry jam. The Nihithawak Cree use the berries of the minus subspecies to color porcupine quills, and put the firm, ripe berries on a string to wear as a necklace. com is run by a not-for-profit company set up to help English speakers around the world who would like to learn more about Swedish food. Similar to the cranberry, they’re composed of proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins, hydroxycinnamic acids, hydroxybenzoic acids and flavonols — all of which are antioxidants that make lingonberries some of the best antioxidant foods.

There are many types of raspberries, including black, purple and golden, but the red raspberry, or Rubus idaeus, is the most common. Vaccinium vitis-idaea, the lingonberry, partridgeberry, [a] mountain cranberry or cowberry, is a small evergreen shrub in the heath family Ericaceae, that bears edible fruit. Anthocyanins, which are responsible for the red color of lingonberries, may also protect heart cells from oxidative damage.All viewers of this content, especially those taking prescription or over-the-counter medications, should consult their physicians before beginning any nutrition, supplement or lifestyle program. Brain health: Rodent studies suggest that lingonberries or their extract may improve brain function, including memory when under stress.