Lingon berries have a delicious flavor combining sweetness and tartness.  They have ripened in the intense summer of northern Sweden, where the summer sun never sets.

Serve it with:

• poultry and pork
• meat and game
• pancakes
• yogurt
• toast

Ingredients:  Wild lingonberries, sugar, fruit pectin.

Product of Sweden.

Article:

By Pina LoGiudice ND, LAc and Peter Bongiorno ND, LAc
Directors of Inner Source Health

The New Superfruit: Lingonberry

The benefits of the berry are starting to seem endless. Blueberries have been shown to be helpful with protecting blood vessels in diabetics. Cranberries have been used for years to effectively treat urinary tract infections. And raspberries have eye-protective antioxidants called lutein. Eating berries in general may also help ward off certain types of cancers.

Berries are an amazing group of fruits. The berry came up with an amazing assortment of plant chemicals called polyphenols, which are powerful antioxidants, to help neutralize the sun’s radiation to avoid damage to its tender flesh. A type of polyphenol called flavonoids give berries their dark coloring and confer health benefits on us when we eat them.

source: dr. oz, http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/superfruit-lingonberry