Blackberries are the edible fruits produced by any of the several species in the genus Rubus of the Rosaceae family. They are also known as caneberries and brambles. Blackberry is not a true berry, but an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets ripening to black or dark purple. The blackberris are red when they are unripe.
Blackberry is known to contain polyphenol antioxidants, such as ellagic acid, tannins, quercetin, gallic acid, naturally occurring chemicals that can up-regulate certain beneficial metabolic processes in mammals. It is also notable for its high nutritional content of vitamin C, vitamin K, folic acids, dietary fiber, manganese and copper. The seeds of balckberries contain rich amount of omega-3, and -6 fats, protein, dietary fiber, carotenoids, ellagitannins and ellagic acid.
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