Blackcurrant
Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant is being used by many atheletes to help with training, performance and recovery.
Research has found that blackcurrants boost the natural benefits of exercise, by reducing muscle damage and soreness and assisting immune protection. These benefits are backed by scientific data showing speedier tissue repair, recovery and performance in exercise. This suggests that blackcurrant at the appropriate time and amount, enables those involved in physical fitness to train harder, for longer periods. (10)
Our blackcurrant powder is certified organic by Biogro NZ and comes from ViBERi Organic Orchard situated on fertile soils beneath New Zealand's Southern Alps.
Recent research also suggests that New Zealand blackcurrants have a positive effect on healthy brain function, they have been reported to keep people mentally young and agile and aid in managing the effects of depression and Parkinson's disease.(11)
New Zealand blackcurrants have demonstrated antioxidant and DNA protective properties. (12)
Blackcurrants improve eye function and have been shown to greatly reduce visual fatigue following prolonged computer screen work. (13)
Studies also show that blackcurrants also aid in the treatment of glaucoma. (14,15,16)
