Blackberries Nutrition facts
Blackberries
Sweet, succulent blackberries are summer delicacies in the northern temperate regions. As in raspberries, they too grow on shrubs known as 'brambles.' The plant is native to sub-arctic Europe and nowadays grown at a commercial scale in North America, particularly in the USA, to as far as Siberia.
Binomially, brambles are small perennial shrubs belonging to the huge Rosaceae family of bush berries, in the Genus: Rubus.
Botanical name: Rubus fruticosus.
Depending upon cultivar type, blackberry bush can be classified into erect, semi-erect, and trailing types.
| Nutrition Principle | Nutrition Value | Percentage of RDA |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | ||
| Energy | 43 Kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 9.61 g | 7% |
| Protein | 1.39 g | 2% |
| Total Fat | 0.49 g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 5.3 g | 14% |
| Energy | 91 Kcal | -- |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 25 µg | 6% |
| Niacin | 0.646 mg | 4% |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.276 mg | 5.5% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.030 mg | 2% |
| Thiamin | 0.020 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 214 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 21 mg | 35% |
| Vitamin E | 1.17 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 19.8 µg | 16.5% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 1 mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 162 mg | 3% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 29 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 165 µg | 18% |
| Iron | 0.62 mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 20 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.646 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 0.4 µg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.53 mg | 5% |
| Phyto-nutrients | ||
| Carotene-ß | 128 µg | -- |
| Carotene-α | 0 µg | -- |
| Lutein-zeaxanthin | 118 µg | -- |