Saskatoon berry

Amelanchier spp.

fruit

Small purple berries, sweet and juicy, from a North American shrub, tasting halfway between blueberry and apple. They provide anthocyanins.

Origin

North America and Europe

Season (United States)

June to July · grows in your region

Preparation

It is eaten whole, small seeds included.

Molecules

Anthocyanins

Did you know?

The Indigenous peoples of North America called it saskatoon, from the Cree sâskwatôn; it is still its name in Canada.