Among the means for weight loss, goji berries have become very popular. However, to buy the "right" goji berries is not so easy. They have several alternative names and several kinds of similar berries that dishonest vendors give out for goji berries . Goji berries have a different name: barbaris Tibetan or Chinese. They are also called berries of happiness, health, longevity. For this reason, some people think that goji berries are a common barberry. However, this is a misconception. There are significant differences between barberry and goji berries.
Similarities between barberry and goji berries:
- these berries grow on a bush;
- shrubs thorny;
- berries have a red color and an oblong shape;
- these berries are edible and used as seasonings for second courses, in compotes, confectionery.
As you can see, the similarities in these berries are not enough, but the differences are much greater.
Differences between barberry and goji berries:
- Barberry grows on almost all continents, and goji bush only in China;
- The goji shrub has elongated leaves of lanceolate form, and barberry - oval;
- virgins are purple flowers, barberry has yellow;
- the goji berries are pear-shaped, and barberry berries are elongated;
- in goji red fruits, and in barberry raspberry, bright red or yellow;
- they are of different kinds;
- the goji has a taste of citrus;
- barberry is most often used in cooking, and goji berries - in medicine;
- if you bite through the barberry, you can find a bone, and when you grasp the goji, small seeds are felt.
Differences in properties
Common barberry and goji berries are mainly distinguished by their properties and composition:
- Goji berries are included in the top 10 useful dietary products. In this respect, Barbaris absolutely loses.
- Barberry is famous for its low calorie content, but it has a large amount of carbohydrates, alkaloids and tannins. This composition gives the berries spasmolytic, choleretic, anti-inflammatory and laxative properties. Goji consist of a large amount of vitamin C, protein and vitamins. Such a composition is acceptable for sports and dietary nutrition, enhancing immunity.
- All preparations prepared with goji berries have antioxidant properties, they can stabilize blood pressure and reduce cholesterol in the blood. In addition, with their help you can make the muscles and bones stronger, get rid of excess weight, normalize the sugar content in the blood, increase the tone. The berries affect positively and on the condition of the visual analyzer, the work of the heart system, kidneys and liver.
Thus, we see that the goji berries, or ordinary daisy, or barberry Chinese - are separate types of shrubs with special, only their inherent properties.
Analogues of goji
Since real goji berries are quite expensive, quite often people decide to buy analogues of this miracle-berries. Similar berries are very popular, but their useful properties make one think about the advisability of such a replacement.
As we have already explained, goji berry is not barberry. Although the latter has high taste properties, its dietary and nutritional value is low. Therefore, goji berries, not even an analogue of barberry, but absolutely another berry.
Goji berries can not be replaced by any local berries. The closest thing to goji is the fruits of the Russian common tree. Sometimes you can find information that this shrub is poisonous. But in fact, it is useful for our organisms to the same extent as goji berries.