Black Currants are one of the highest natural fruit sources for Vitamin C, providing over 300% of daily RDA from 100 grams of berries. Black Currants also contain good levels of potassium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin B5, and a broad range of other essential nutrients.

Other phytochemicals in the fruit (polyphenols/anthocyanins) have been demonstrated in laboratory experiments with potential to inhibit inflammation mechanisms suspected to be at the origin of heart disease, cancer, microbial infections or neurological disorders like Alzheimer's disease. Major anthocyanins in black currant are delphinidin-3-O-glucoside, delphinidin-3-O-rutinoside, cyanidin-3-O-glucoside, and cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside which are retained in the juice concentrate.

Black Currants are indigenous to Europe, New Zealand and Northern Asia, with some smaller production in North America (primarily Canada).

Encore Fruit Marketing can provide an excellent source of black currant juice to help consumer products deliver one of the 5 A Day fruit servings with natural Vitamin C.

Black currant juice is carefully processed from fresh, washed fully ripened black currants to provide the essential nutrition and deep purple color, in a convenient, ready to use ingredient form. Black currant juice is an excellent ingredient to add a fruit serving with high Vitamin C to your retail label for beverages, yogurts, nutrition bars and snacks and other processed foods.