does anyone no if goji berries are anygood? just looking at a article and they state that they can regulate sugar level. anyone no the carb or sugar content. thinking of buying some to mix with some greek yogurt and nuts. blueberries are getting expensive
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They are supposed to be very good but I think you will find that the blueberries are cheaper. :shock: 
I'm not sure but I looked at the dried ones in Tesco the other week and decided not to buy them. At 57.8g carbs per 100g I thought they'd probably cause a spike in sugar levels. I decided to stick with the fresh blueberries (6.9g per 100g) and strawberries (6g per 100g) as a snack item.
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Synonym said:They are supposed to be very good but I think you will find that the blueberries are cheaper. :shock:
Blueberries are very cheap in Iceland at the moment, just £1 for a tray of 125g. Find them in the chilled compartment of your local store.
Nigel
Hi bedshaped2000,
I've bought dried goji berries and added a few to my Lizi's granola whenever I eat that.
Can't tell you whether they do any good though.
Best wishes - John
I've bought dried goji berries and added a few to my Lizi's granola whenever I eat that.
Can't tell you whether they do any good though.
Best wishes - John
This one makes me laugh! Gogi or Lycium barbarum L grows wild in the UK and is often culivated as an ornamental plant. Just check your gardening books. I believe it is also known as snowberry.
Here's a bit of the Wikipedia page:
"The Duke of Argyll introduced the plant into the United Kingdom in the 1730s where it is known as Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree. It was and still is used for hedging, especially in coastal districts. Its red berries are attractive to a wide variety of British birds.[18]
The plant continues to grow wild in UK hedgerows. On 15 January 2003, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs launched a project to improve the regulations protecting traditional countryside hedgerows, and specifically mentioned Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree as one of the species to be found growing in hedges located in Suffolk Sandlings, Hadley, Bawdsey, near Ipswich, and Walberswick.[19]
The wolfberry has been naturalized as an ornamental and edible plant in the UK for nearly 300 years. On June 18, 2007, the FSA (UK Food Standards Agency) stated that there was a significant history of the fruit being consumed in Europe before 1997, and has removed it from the Novel Foods list [20]. It is now legal to sell the wolfberry in the UK as a food as reported by the British Food Standards Agency [21].(also see discussion below, Marketing claims under scrutiny in Europe)."
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Here's a bit of the Wikipedia page:
"The Duke of Argyll introduced the plant into the United Kingdom in the 1730s where it is known as Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree. It was and still is used for hedging, especially in coastal districts. Its red berries are attractive to a wide variety of British birds.[18]
The plant continues to grow wild in UK hedgerows. On 15 January 2003, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs launched a project to improve the regulations protecting traditional countryside hedgerows, and specifically mentioned Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree as one of the species to be found growing in hedges located in Suffolk Sandlings, Hadley, Bawdsey, near Ipswich, and Walberswick.[19]
The wolfberry has been naturalized as an ornamental and edible plant in the UK for nearly 300 years. On June 18, 2007, the FSA (UK Food Standards Agency) stated that there was a significant history of the fruit being consumed in Europe before 1997, and has removed it from the Novel Foods list [20]. It is now legal to sell the wolfberry in the UK as a food as reported by the British Food Standards Agency [21].(also see discussion below, Marketing claims under scrutiny in Europe)."
Ray
We have a large clump of snowberry in the garden which has large white berries latin name 'Symphoricarpos albus'. I wouldn't recommend anyone to try eating these! :shock:
They are quite different to goji berry.
They are quite different to goji berry.
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I stir a dsp of Linwoods milled "flax, sunflower, pumpkin, sesame seeds & goji berries, to my ground almond 'porridge.' Its about £5 for 425 g & comprises 7.8 g carb/sugar, 20.5 g prot; 44.6 g fat & 19.8 g fibre.
Since using it, my HbA1c has dropped below 6, but that is all part of my low carb diet. I doubt if there are any 'miracle foods' but they all help, especially if they are taken without a spoonful of sugar or carb.
Since using it, my HbA1c has dropped below 6, but that is all part of my low carb diet. I doubt if there are any 'miracle foods' but they all help, especially if they are taken without a spoonful of sugar or carb.
