This fruits is termed as an aggregate fruit, which has drupelets. We can call it cane berries as well. Before ripping, its color is red. Greek people used to enjoy blackberries and took it as antidote of diseases of mouth and throat. God has made it multipurpose. It is used as hair dye by boiling it in lye solution, which will make hair black. It is an antioxidant that fights against cancer. Two types of blackberries are available in market: erect and trailing. The major difference between them is their growth pattern. Former type is congealed and self-supporting while later is not self-supporting, it has Marion berry, boysenberry, loganberry, youngberry etc. cold areas are suitable for the harvesting of trailing types.
It is up to you how you eat it but this fruit can be eaten either in raw or cooked form. At store shelf, we can see its wide range of products like syrups, jams and jellies. People, in winter, use its young leaves in making tea.
Blackberries Nutritional Value, Data, Information, Content, Label, List and Benefits
Measure 125ml
Weight 76g
Energy 33kcal
Energy 137kj
Protein 1g
Carbohydrate 7 g
Total Sugar 4g
Total Dietary Fiber 4.0g
Total Fat tr g
Calcium 22mg
Iron 0.5mg
Sodium 1mg
Potassium 123mg
Magnesium 15mg
Phosphorus 17mg
Vitamin A 8RAE
Beta-carotene 97mcg
Lycopene 0mcg
Folate 19DFE
Vitamin C 16mg
Vitamin B12 0mcg