CPG brands looking for functional food and beverage ingredients might consider aronia berries because of its high antioxidant, vitamin C, and fiber content, Johnson said. Also, “it's a great natural ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - There are a handful of fruits that grow here in the Midwest that are ripe for commercialization, said Thaddeus McCamant, specialty crops instructor at Central Lakes College. Andrew ...

Are you looking for something new to add to your list of healthy, nutritious natural foods? Here’s something you might want to take a look at -- the aronia berry. Garden master Jim Duthie takes us to ...

Aronia berries (“aronia”), which grow on deciduous shrubs primarily in North America and Eastern Europe, contain a high proportion of micronutrients called polyphenols. Polyphenols are usually organic ...

FARGO — Did you hear about the guy at the orange juice factory who lost his job? He couldn’t concentrate. Oranges have great health benefits, but there’s a fruit that’s a greater health powerhouse, ...

QUASQUETON - A week ago, I noticed unusual activity in an 8-acre hayfield on the northeast corner of this Buchanan County town. Amid a monoculture of corn and soybeans, a dozen people with an odd ...

A new fruit that research says packs more antioxidants than popular “superfoods” like blueberries, acai berries and goji berries is establishing itself in the aisles of mainstream grocery stores, ...

Brent Cox of Boulevard Brewery holds a handful of aronia berries, also known as chokeberries. The company recently partnered with the botanical team at Powell Gardens in Kansas City to produce a ...

A harvester was working away on a field southeast of Ames Thursday afternoon, far earlier than other farmers in the area. This harvester wasn’t collecting corn or soybeans. It was collecting 20,000 ...

Once a year, Dale and Nancy Hilgenkamp’s grandkids get to look like Smurfs. The kids don’t wear costumes to resemble the blue cartoon characters. They just help with the Aronia berry harvest on their ...