Enjoy your currants! They're good for you!
/Today's red currant and elderflower harvest.
The red currents have been coming strong this year: Now, they are probably at their peak here on the northern end of the farm. I usually make jam or jelly, but have been dropping some into my yogurt with some muesli. So I was curious: How good are they for you? What's in them?
Red Currant Health Benefits:
Red currants contain Vitamin C and therefor boost the immune system and help prevent free-radical damage in body cells; they contain Vitamin B6, so are beneficial to new skin sell formation; contain magnesium, so help with nerve transmission, detoxification and energy production; and, finally, are a source of iron and assist in the formation of red blood cells.