Blackberry

Supercharge your day with gut-loving blackberries. High in fibre, blackberries don’t just taste good, they’ll make you feel good too.

What nutrients in blackberries boost mood? 
  •  Vitamin C
  •  Dietary Fibre
  •  Folate Vitamin B9
  •  Vitamin E
  •  Magnesium
  •  Manganese
  •  Antioxidants
  •  Beta-carotene CH3
  •  Natural Sugars

*When eaten as part of a healthy varied diet.

How To Store And Prepare 

Store
  •  Fridge
  •  Freeze

Top Tip: Blackberries can be stored in the freezer, to last longer.

Prep
  •  Blend
  •  Bake
  •  Top

Top Tip: Blackberries are the perfect fruit to pop on top of cereal.

When Are They In Season? 

Australian blackberries are in season from November to May.

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How Much Should You Eat? 

The recommended amount of fruit you should eat is 2 serves per day.

(Source: Australian Dietary Guidelines, 2013)

One punnet of blackberries (125g) counts as 1 serve of fruit.

Did you know?

In traditional folk medicine, blackberries were used to treat inflammatory bowel disease.

Nutrition Information Panel

Serving size: 125g(1 punnet raw)

  Av QTY Per serve %DI* Av QTY per 100g
Moisture 106g   85g
Energy 264kJ 3% 211kJ
Protein 1.8g 4% 1.4g
Total fat 0.4g <1% 0.3g
Saturated fat 0g 0% 0g
Total
Carbohydrates
9.4g 3% 7.5g
Sugars 9.4g 10% 7.5g
Dietary fibre 7.6g 25% 6.1g
Sodium 0mg 0% 0mg
Folate eq 42.5ug 21% 34ug
Vitamin C 47.5mg 119% 38mg
Vitamin E 1.8mg 18% 1.4mg
Magnesium 37.5mg 12% 30mg
Manganese 0.7mg 14% 0.6mg
Total
polyphenols^
596mg
GAE
  477mg
GAE
Beta-carotene
eq
400ug   320ug
Anthocyanins^ 306mg   306mg

Source: Aust Food Comp Data or ^ USDA
*based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ
“<” means less than
GAE means Gallic Acid Equivalents

How Much Should You Eat? 

The recommended amount of fruit you should eat is 2 serves per day.

(Source: Australian Dietary Guidelines, 2013)

One punnet of blackberries (125g) counts as 1 serve of fruit.

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