I got aronia berries in my CSA allottment this week. They look like blueberries and are about the same size as blueberries but not as blue as blueberries. And the taste is more bitter than blueberries. I understand these berries have 3 to 4 times the anti-oxidants of blueberries. Maybe it's an acquired taste. I also got a half dozen huge apples, two green peppers, four ears of corn, 6 beets, 5 carrots, 2 onions, and a salad of Swiss chard and kale, and a buttercup squash.
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Hi Sue,
Indeed, aronia is quite astringent. This bitterness is directly due to the high amount of tannin inside. And the more tannin, the more antioxidants. Better not stain your shirt with that juice, Sue! ;)
One can usually offset the bitterness by adding sugar, but then what's the point of diabetic-friendly aronia, you'll ask.
There exists aronia berries (and juices) that are not as bitter because they contain a higher amount of natural sugar inside. If your aronia comes from sunny lands, it will taste better.
I am explaining you all this as a partner of a farmers cooperative that cultivates aronia in Bulgaria, the world's most southern country where aronia is grown.
You won't need any sugar, neither an acquired taste to enjoy aronia juice.
You will soon find us in retail stores throughout America and Europe.
Best.
Good to know Frederic! Thanks!
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