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submitted: Jul 31st 2008 | by: RebeccaCooper | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 435 | |

In general people are very busy these days. When you are constantly on the run, it can be very hard to include important nutrients such as antioxidants into your diet on a daily basis. However, an interesting fruit called Goji berries has recently started to become very popular because it is extremely high in antioxidants but also very tasty too!

Goji berries can also be used in many ways. In fact if you do a quick google search for "Goji berry recipes" you will find some great recipes showing goji berries being used in all sorts of dishes. They are great for sweet things like goji berry muffins or including them in a fruit crumble. Also they make a great snack just on their own.

With so many different ways to consume these wonder filled berries its no wonder why Goji Berries have taken the world by storm.

Although Goji berries can actually be grown in many different climates and countries (including the UK), they are mainly found and harvested in their origin which is areas of Eastern Asia such as Tibet and China.

You must be careful about where you get your Goji berries from. Some of the cheaper goji berries are grown in lowland areas of China where the air is polluted and they use lots of pesticides. It is better to make sure you get your goji berries from Tibet or make sure they are organic.

Personally I get all my goji berries online (I'm not going to plug the website I get mine from here, but if you just do a search in Google for "buy goji berries online" then you should be able to find a few good sites to choose from). Just make sure you buy Tibetan or Organic (ideally both!)

Most Goji berries you will find will be very dry. However, if you look hard enough, then you can actually find some that are much stickier and more moist. These soft goji berries are actually packed in China in foil fresh packs before they are shipped to Europe or USA.

Another form of Goji Berries is Goji Juice and Goji drinks. These are particularly popular in USA and Canada (mainly due to a company called Freelife). This could well be worth trying if you feel you might prefer the juice to the actual berries themselves.

Other "superfoods" that are often mentioned in the same breath as Goji berries are that such as acai, spirulina and mangosteen. But companies promoting these sort of products often do so in a very aggressive and misleading way, so act with caution and don't pay attention to too many medical claims.

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If you are interested in Goji Berries in any way, make sure you check out this page which compares different types of goji berries.

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