These beauties are a bit milder than the red variety, and like all raspberries they are rich in vitamin C, manganese, and dietary fiber. They also contain vitamin A, calcium, and iron.
In my research, I found out that raspberries can even be purple and black. There are many varieties of raspberries with different fruiting times...which is quite helpful for us cooks!
The Indians of the Pacific Northwest call the golden raspberries salmon berries. This could be because they liked to eat them with salmon row. What an interesting combination!
Raspberries are members of the rose family and are related to blackberries. They can be distinguished from each other because raspberries are hollow and blackberries are not.
Raspberries are called aggregate fruits because they are made of many small fruits called drupelets. Each drupelet contains one seed, with flesh around the seed. To learn more about the different kinds of fruits visit this fruit identification outline.
They are thought to have originated in eastern Asia, but are also found wild in the Western Hemisphere. Prehistoric hunters and gatherers probably ate raspberry and spread them with their travels.
For more information about raspberries, visit the Whole Foods Website.
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