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| What's in a Name? |
Currants, Black Currants,
Blackcurrants, Zante currants, there's much confusion about what to call our
favorite little berry here in the U.S. and around the world. Are
Currants and Black currants the same? Are Black Currants and Blackcurrants the
same? Do Blackcurrants or Black Currants have anything to do with Zante
currants? There's also a lot of different stories about how this all came about,
so as the official Currant website for all things "Currant" we'd like to set
the record straight.
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| New Study Finds Black Currants, the Once “Forbidden Fruit,” to be the ”#1 Superfruit. |
| An extensive study this week by the Scottish Crop Research Institute
confirms that Black Currants, a once illegal berry in the U.S., have
higher levels of antioxidants and total vitamins and minerals than
virtually any other More>> |
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| Black Currants May Help Thwart Alzheimer's |
| Compounds in black currants may help protect against Alzheimer's disease, according to a study in the current issue of Chemistry & Industry magazine.
Researchers found that these compounds -- anthocyanins and More>> |
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| "Feel the Currant!" |
| When you think Florida, you think “oranges” and when you think
Idaho, you think “potatoes” – well, how about “New York black
currants”? The Currant Company, in the historic Hudson Valley area of
New York State, is making it More>> |
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