Swedish Superfoods – Both Healthy And Locally Grown

Do super foods always have to come from the other side of the world and have exotic names like goji and carob?

 It can be so smart to choose local super foods that are locally harvested and that you know are not sprayed.

Sea Buck thorn

The berries are little vitamin bombs, filled with vitamin C, but also A, E, K, B, B12 and folic acid. They also contain omega 7. The taste is reminiscent of sour passion fruit and the bushes are available both wild and in cultivated form.

The Loganberry

Contains lots of good substances, including restorative which is said to be anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and anti-viral. Loganberry contains antioxidants and substances that can heal and prevent urinary tract infections. The berry is rich in vitamins A, B, C and E and phosphorus, iron, potassium and calcium.

Rock Sweet

The root grows superfood freely in our forests and tastes like licorice root. It is sweet and used to treat colds.

Rowan-Berry

The Swedish goji berry. The berries are tart and bitter, but oh so rich in antioxidants. They are fine to dry in a drying oven and then become a little sweeter.

Baronial Berries

They are often used as an ornamental shrub. The berries are full of antioxidants, high levels of vitamin K and very high levels of carotids, which in the body can be converted into vitamin A. They are very sour and bitter in taste, but become sweeter if frozen. The same applies if you pick them after the first frost.

Blueberry

In folk medicine, the blueberry leaves are said to have been used to lower blood sugar in people with mild diabetes and the berries to regulate the stomach. Blueberries contain several different vitamins, for example vitamins C and E. They are rich in minerals and have a high content of beneficial fibers. In addition, in-

they contain healthy monounsaturated fats and vital polyunsaturated fats and have a high content of many different types of bio active substances, such as Polyphemus. Our wild blueberries that are blue through and through are extra nutrient dense.

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Has long been used for both external and internal use and is said to be able to cure headaches, period pains and stomach ulcers. On the skin, it is said to be able to heal wounds and warts.