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[[File:Goji berries.jpg|thumb|Goji berries]] [[File:Lycium chinense MHNT.jpg|thumb|right|235px|Dried goji berries]] * '''Goji''', '''goji berry''' grows on a thorny shrub in [{Asia]], especially [[China]]. * Goji berries are also being exported around the world. <youtube> title='''{{PAGENAME}}''' movie_url=http://www.youtube.com/v/MJ6-TCFufEE &rel=1 embed_source_url=http://www.youtube.com/v/MJ6-TCFufEE &rel=1 wrap = yes width=750 height=600 </youtube> ==Scientific name== Goji berries are the fruit from two plants: ''[[Lycium barbarum]]'' and ''[[Lycium chinense]]''. [[File:Ripe goji berries.jpg|alt=Ripe goji berries|thumb|Ripe goji berries]] ==Planting== * Goji berry is a shrub planted from a seed. * It produces fruit after two years, and make the most fruit during their fourth and fifth year. ==Hand picked== * The berries are delicate and need to be hand-picked. * A Goji berry is small, red, and oblong. ==Similar to currant== They are similar in size and shape to a [[currant]]. ==Culinary use== * The Goji berries can be eaten much like any other berry. * They are popular in their dried form, like a [[raisin]]. * They can also be juiced. ==Nutrition== Goji berries are rich in [[vitamin C]], which work to keep the body [[health]]y and protect it from [[illness]], such as the [[common cold]]. [[File:Goji Berries.jpg|alt=Goji Berries|thumb|Goji Berries]] ==Taste== Their tangy sweet taste is a cross between a [[cranberry]] and a [[cherry]]. ==Other names== They are also called “wolfberry.” ==Related to tomatoes== Goji berries are closely related to [[tomatoes]]. ==Did you know?== * The berries turn black if they are bruised. * In the [[Himalayas]], they are referred to as “the happy berry''. {{wp}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Dietary supplement}} {{fruits}} {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Lycium]] [[Category:Edible Solanaceae]] [[Category:Berries]] [[Category:Dietary supplements]] [[Category:Medicinal plants]] [[Category:Dried fruit]] [[Category:Herbs]] [[Category:Leaf vegetables]] [[Category:Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine]] [[Category:Geography of Ningxia]]
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