Blackcurrant: Nature's Nutritional Powerhouse


  • Blackcurrants are packed with antioxidants, isoflavins and their seeds contain gamma-linoleic acid (GLA), an essential fatty acid
  • Blackcurrants also contain anthocyanins, a natural substance that creates the fruit's deep, regal blueish purple colour -- and may help stabilize Vitamin C
  • Blackcurrants grow in damp, woody areas and are believed to be native to England's famed Lake District and Yorkshire
  • Blackcurrants are cultivated from low shrubs -- that are easily distinguished because of the delicious, perfume-like scent of the leaves
  • Historically, the leaves, roots, bark and currants were reportedly used by healers to combat inflammation and infection -- and today, modern scientists continue to study the blackcurrant
  • Ribena contains no artificial flavours or colours
  • 30 million bottles of Ribena are sold every year
  • Ribena's secret recipe was created in 1938 in England
  • Ribena buys 80 per cent of the UK's annual blackcurrant crop
  • Ribena gets its name from the Latin word for blackcurrant: ribes negrum
  • Ribena contains no artificial flavours or colours
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