WASHINGTON 鈥� Black raspberries have especially high levels of antioxidants compared to other berries, according to new research 鈥� but聽that doesn’t necessarily make them better for your health.
搁别蝉别补谤肠丑听 says black raspberries have three times the antioxidants of red raspberries and blackberries.
The聽research conducted in Europe in black raspberries are more than 1,000 percent higher compared to the other聽berries.
Anthocyanin is聽the compound that makes black raspberries black, blueberries blue and red wine red, and has long been associated with cancer prevention.
More of it though, doesn’t necessarily mean better.
involving rats being induced to develop esophageal cancer showed a half dozen other berries work just as well as black聽raspberries to prevent development of聽the cancer.
鈥淥ur results indicated that all seven berry types were effective, irrespective of their contents of anthocyanins and ellagitannins. Apparently, each type of berry contains unique compounds that are responsible for their cancer preventive effects,鈥� says Dr. Gary Stoner of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center 鈥� Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute in a news release.
Of course, you might consider eating black raspberries for the sheer joy of their flavor.
They’re 鈥渁bsolutely delicious,鈥澛燼ccording to the , which also says聽black raspberries聽are less tart than聽their look alike cousin 鈥斅燽lackberries.
