Maqui berry

Fruits of the maqui tree

The maqui berries or the Chilean grapes are the small black fruits or berries of the maqui tree ( Aristotelia chilensis (Molina) Stuntz ), which belongs to the Elaeocarpaceae family and grows mainly in Chile . There the fruits are considered a delicacy. Their taste is reminiscent of blueberries . In some cases juice is obtained from it, from which a wine can also be made. Or they are used dried like grapes.

Maqui berries contain indole alkaloids such as B. Aristotelian and Makonin .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Waldemar Ternes , Alfred Täufel, Lieselotte Tunger, Martin Zobel (eds.): Food lexicon . 4th, comprehensively revised edition. Behr, Hamburg 2005, ISBN 3-89947-165-2 . , P. 1117 f.

Web links

Consumer advice center : Maqui - the new super berry? on verbrauchzentrale.de, accessed on April 19, 2020.

[ternes-1] Waldemar Ternes , Alfred Täufel, Lieselotte Tunger, Martin Zobel (eds.): Food lexicon . 4th, comprehensively revised edition. Behr, Hamburg 2005, ISBN 3-89947-165-2 . , P. 1117 f.