Can goji berries be eaten raw? Learn the correct way to eat them

Goji berries generally refer to the fruit of Ningxia goji (Lycium barbarum), which is the same concept as what we usually call goji berries. The medicinal value of goji berries is very diverse. In everyday life, many people also use goji berries to make tea, but some friends are also curious about whether goji berries can be eaten raw?

1. Can goji berries be eaten raw

Goji berries can be eaten raw. Eating goji berries raw has somewhat higher medicinal value than making tea with them, because when making tea, quite a few nutrients are lost through the water, reducing their nutritional value. The raw method is to rinse the goji berries clean under running water and then chew them dry in the mouth.

Although eating goji berries raw can provide better medicinal value, it is not a case of the more you eat, the better. For healthy adults as normal health maintenance, goji berries should preferably be kept to about twenty pieces per day; if used medicinally, this can be increased to 30 g. Eating too many may also cause deficiency not benefiting from tonification. Goji berries have effects such as protecting the liver, resisting fatigue and resisting aging, and can enhance immunity. They can be eaten by people of all ages.

2. Common ways to eat goji berries

Besides eating goji berries raw and making tea with them, there are many other ways to eat them, such as stewed snow pear with chrysanthemum, red dates and goji berries, and chicken broth porridge with goji berries and Chinese yam. The specific method for stewed snow pear with chrysanthemum, red dates and goji berries is to wash the red dates and remove the pits, peel and core the snow pear and cut it into pieces, soak the goji berries in water for later use, bring water to a boil, then add chrysanthemum, red dates, snow pear, ginger slices, rock sugar and goji berries to the water and stew them together; after several minutes it is ready to serve.

The steps for making chicken broth porridge with goji berries and Chinese yam are to wash japonica rice and brown rice, add salad oil, mix well and let stand for more than 1 hour, add chicken broth and clear water to a pot and bring to a boil, then add the japonica rice and brown rice; after the rice is soft and blooming, add the cut goji berries and Chinese yam; once the Chinese yam is cooked, add salt and chopped scallions and serve.

That is all for the related knowledge about goji berries. Although goji berries have strong health-maintenance effects, you still need to pay attention to eating them in moderation.