Maqui berry

Aristotelia chilensis

fruit

Small purple-black berries of a small tree from Chile and the Argentine Andes, among the fruits richest in anthocyanins; mostly dried as powder. They provide anthocyanins.

Origin

Patagonia (Chile)

Season (United States)

imported · all year round

Preparation

Outside Chile, it is bought as powder: a teaspoon is stirred raw into a smoothie, yoghurt or porridge, turning it purple.

Molecules

Anthocyanins

Did you know?

The Mapuche, the original people of southern Chile, already used its berries and leaves; the naturalist Molina described it in 1782.