Black raspberries – the new superfood

Black raspberries may be the new superfood on the block as they show greater health benefits than their better known cousins -raspberries or blackberries, according to a new study .

Berries contain potent antioxidants, which decrease or reverse the effects of free radicals -natural byproducts of energy production that can play havoc on the body and that are closely linked with heart disease, cancer, arthritis, stroke or respiratory diseases, researchers said.

It is usually the exotic Goji, Acerola or Acai berries that make the headlines as superfoods, they said.

The new study from the University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland, suggests that black raspberries grown in Central Europe show greater health benefits. It turns out that the amount of antioxidants in black raspberries was three times higher than the other fruits under investigation.