Gooseberries & Currants

Small amounts of gooseberries and currants go a long way with nutrition.

Fresh gooseberries are highly beneficial for many aspects of health. They contain a host of antioxidants, many undiscovered, and these powerful antioxidants are anti-aging in every sense. The antioxidants in raw gooseberries slow down cell destruction and cell death. Gooseberries’ antioxidants stay active for 6 to 12 hours inside the body after consuming them. This is longer than the antioxidants in a Granny Smith green apple, which only stay active for 3 to 6 hours after being consumed. When the gooseberries’ antioxidants enter the liver, they will even stay active for longer periods of time.

The skin of the fresh gooseberry is slightly tart and packed with bioavailable vitamin C and anthocyanins. These anthocyanins and vitamin C feed immune cells directly, allowing immune cells to aggressively go after impurities and free radicals.

Currants are another fruit that offers an array of antioxidants, amino acids, phytochemical compounds, trace minerals, and omega-3s. Fresh currants have an extra-fresh, tart-tasting bite, especially if they aren’t ripe enough. The darker a currant is, the better the flavor and the sweeter the berry. Currants are good for intestinal tract health because they act as a prebiotic and feed good bacteria without feeding bad bacteria.

Both fresh gooseberries and fresh currants fulfill prebiotic needs and postbiotic needs, especially after someone has taken a course of antibiotics or gone through some kind of intestinal tract infection, gallbladder infection, liver infection, or even surgery. Both fresh gooseberries and fresh currants have cleansing properties within their pectin and fiber. The pectin and fiber is sticky in currants and gooseberries and clings onto impurities all through the small intestinal tract and colon. Both gooseberries and currants carry a lot of macrominerals such as potassium and even calcium. These macrominerals are critical for heart and brain function.

If you can access these berries, it’s truly a gift to bring them into your life.

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This item posted: 08-Sep-2026