It naturally contains benzoic acid which is commonly added as a preservative to many other fruit and berry products. The berries also contain high levels of magnesium, vitamin A, vitamin C and a fairly high level of fiber. Lingonberries contain flavonoids and lignans which both are said to prevent cancer. Nutrition and Health Benefits of Lingonberry Further down in this article I’ll go through how you can use lingonberries. Most people don’t like them raw so they are almost always sweetened in one way or the other.
The flavor is very similar to cranberries. How Do Lingonberry Tasteįreshly picked lingonberries are very sour and quite tart but with a little bit of sweetness. When too hot the plant will not produce much of the sought after lingonberries. Lingonberry requires moist preferably acidic soil and grows best in partial shade. However, the berries and flowers will not withstand such low temperatures so it does have a negative effect on the harvest. The plant can withstand temperatures down below -35☌. Altogether the lingonberry can be found in over twenty countries. Lingonberries grow throughout the Russian boreal forests, Scandinavia, Alaska, USA, and Canada. If you’ve neither seen bilberry plants or lingonberry you could describe it like thyme but with thicker stems and bigger leaves. The plant is similar to the bilberries but with darker and shinier leaves. The leaves are 5–30 mm / 0.2–1.2 inches long and dark green. Lingonberries grow on low dark evergreen shrubs and it spreads by underground stems. The plant is part of the same family as the bilberry and cranberry. Before the berry comes small bell shaped white to pink flowers.
The Latin name for the berry is Vaccinium Vitis-idaea. The lingonberry is a red berry about 5-10 mm / 0.2-0.4 inches in diameter. But what is this berry, how is it grown and how can you use it, let’s find out. I’m sure that if you open a fridge in most homes in Sweden you will find a jar of lingonberry jam. The Lingonberry is a staple in Sweden where I come from.
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Let’s learn everything about it, including how to use it. This delicious red berry is a staple in some parts of the world and for good reason. This time that ingredient is the Lingonberry. It’s time to dig deeper than usual into a single ingredient.
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