The wild fruit looks ugly, but its anthocyanin content is 600 times that of apples, and it is known as the king of berries.

It is already July now, and for many people, this season is the season for eating fruit. For example, watermelons, muskmelons, grapes and other summer fruits are already on the market. Eating these fruits not only supplements what the body needs, but also clears heat and relieves summer heat, and now they have also become people's standard summer fruits.

Speaking of fruit, the author thinks of the days of childhood living in rural mountain areas. At that time, there were not so many fruits to eat. At that time, what many rural children born in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as farmer friends, ate most were various wild fruits in the mountains. Relatively speaking, these wild fruits were also very delicious, and quite a few wild fruits have even become "premium fruits" today. Below, the author will introduce a kind of fruit. This fruit looks very ugly, but many rural friends like to eat it.

The author remembers that in the past, when summer came, it was always hard to stay at home. Not only was it too hot and one had to find a way to cool down, so one often went to the edge of paddy fields with friends from the village, or went with friends to hide in the mountains. Not only could one escape the summer heat, but one could also eat various wild fruits. At the end of July and the beginning of August, this kind of wild fruit would grow in the rural mountains. The fruit is blue or blue-purple and looks like a "blueberry," but its appearance is not as good-looking as a blueberry. Instead, it is very ugly. This wild fruit is the "blue honeysuckle," though at that time, the elderly people in the village liked to call it "black bear fruit."

It is said that this is because black bears (black bears are called black bears in rural areas) like to eat this wild fruit, hence the name "black bear fruit." How should one describe this blue honeysuckle? Many rural children liked it very much, but many also did not like it, because it tastes a bit strange, with a sweet-and-sour flavor that also carries a bit of bitterness, but the fruit has a great deal of juice, so it is still quite suitable for eating in summer.

What the author did not expect was that this wild fruit, once picked casually in the mountains to eat, has now become a kind of "premium fruit." The reason is that its nutritional value is very high.

The author also consulted relevant materials. According to recorded information, this blue honeysuckle is rich in vitamins, mineral elements and other biologically active substances. Its fruit contains as many as 16 kinds of amino acids, 9 of which are essential to the human body.

The anthocyanin contained in blue honeysuckle is also very high. According to recorded information, it is considerably higher than that in blueberries, about 600 times the anthocyanin contained in apples, which shows the nutritional value of blue honeysuckle.

And because the fruit of blue honeysuckle has especially much juice, very small seeds, and a high juice yield, it has now also become a good choice for making beverages, and it is also called the "king of berries" by people.

Now in the mountains around the village, this "ugly"-looking wild blue honeysuckle is also becoming fewer and fewer. If you want to eat it, you have to go to the market to buy it. A few days ago, the author checked online and found that this wild fruit now sells for 30 yuan per jin, so it can indeed be considered a true "premium fruit."

Dear friends, did you eat the wild fruit "blue honeysuckle" when you were children? Is it still available where you are now? You are welcome to leave a message and exchange views!