Aronia

Aronia × prunifolia, A. melanocarpa

fruit

Small black berries of a shrub from eastern North America, of the rose family; very astringent raw, they mellow with sugar, as juice, jam or dried. They provide anthocyanins and procyanidins.

Origin

North America

Season (United States)

August to October · grows in your region

Preparation

Raw, it is very astringent: it is mostly eaten cooked, as juice or dried, skin and seeds included.

Molecules

Anthocyanins · Flavanols and procyanidinsIn small amounts, not counted Flavonols (quercetin)

Did you know?

Its astringency earned it its English name: chokeberry.