Raspberry: point of view of a nutritionist

By fashionlifeshopping 24/06/2022 1090 Views

I love raspberries, especially when they come from my raspberry bushes. This weekend, I took advantage of the good weather to harvest raspberries on my land. This first U-pick was awesome! Over 4 cups of sweet, juicy, vitamin-packed raspberries is a lot of fun. I wanted to tell you more about the nutritional values of this coveted little red fruit. Find out how to pick it properly and all its benefits in this article.

RASPBERRY: A NUTRITIONIST'S PERSPECTIVE

How to get beautiful raspberries when picking your own?

To harvest them, I followed the advice of the strawberries and raspberries from Quebec website. So I picked my raspberries in the morning since they are sweeter and this allows for better preservation. I made sure to pick only the firm, shiny raspberries to get the best ones. Luckily raspberries freeze easily, because with 4 cups, I could eat some and incorporate some into my recipes, after 3 days, I still had some left!

Now let's take a look at the main varieties of raspberries. The Killarney: a large pale red raspberry and rather firm, with a tasty taste. La Boyne: medium-sized fruit, rather firm and dark red, slightly acidic, excellent variety for freezing. Finally, the Festival and the Nova are two varieties of very firm, pale red and very tasty large raspberries. At home, it is mostly the Boynes that grow easily and without maintenance. This variety is very good to taste, plain or in recipes. They are small, but sweet!

Raspberries Pantry of Quebec

The nutritional values of a raspberry

Of course, raspberries are low in calories and very rich in vitamins. For 1 cup, they contain only 32 calories including 1 g of protein, 8 g of raspberry carbohydrates and 3.2 g of dietary fiber. They are rich in vitamin A, C, K, folic acids, potassium and folacin. It is therefore an interesting fruit for its nutritional values and which can be eaten in large quantities without problem even when you are in weight management or if you are diabetic.

Bon appetit and happy harvesting!