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Ribes nigrum L. |
The blackcurrant is a temperate shrubThe word 'bush' re-directs here; for alternate uses see Bush (disambiguation A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m which produces small edible berriesThis article is about the fruit. For other meanings, please see Berry (disambiguation). In botany, a berry is the most common type of simple fleshy fruit one in which the entire ovary wall ripens into an edible pericarp . The ovary is always superior in t with a high natural vitamin CSee Colleen Fitzpatrick for information about a singer called Vitamin C Vitamin C is a water- soluble vitamin used by the body for several purposes. Most animals can synthesize their own vitamin C, but some animals, including guinea pigs, humans, and othe content, which are very dark purple/blue in colour—almost black—hence the name. Like the other true currants (not to be confused with the kind of currantA currant can refer to Redcurrants and blackcurrants, berries of the genus Ribes''. The Zante currant a small variety of seedless grape. Currant tomatoes, an extra-small variety of cherry tomato. that is a dried grapeVitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-anglia), it is classified in the genus Ribes.
Blackcurrants have a slightly bitter tasteTaste is one of the most common and fundamental of the senses in life on Earth. It is the direct detection of chemical composition, usually through contact with chemoreceptor cells. Taste is very similar to olfaction (the sense of smell), in which the che; some find them unpalatable. They are made into jamFor other meanings of the word "jam", see Jam (disambiguation Jam is a type of fruit preserve. It is a way of preserving fruit by boiling it with sugar to make an unfiltered jelly. The proportion varies according to the type of fruit and its ripeness, but, ice cream, cordial and liqueur. In the UK (possibly also elsewhere), some types of confectionery include a blackcurrant flavour, but this is generally missing in North America, even in the same brand.
In North America, grape flavour in candy (including grape jelly Brit. jam) almost mirrors the use of blackcurrant in both its ubiquity there, and its rarity on the opposing side of the Atlantic.
In bars, the blackcurrant cordial is referred to simply as "black", as in " vodka and black", " snakebite and black", " Pernod and black", or "black and lemonade". In North America, blackcurrant cordial is more commonly known as creme de cassis whilst in Britain and France creme de cassis is an alcoholic blackcurrant liqueur, used for making the popular apéritif kir. In the Netherlands, cassis is a popular, red-coloured, soft drink with a blackcurrant flavour.
When not in fruit, the aspect of the plant is very similar to the redcurrant, however there is a way to distinguish them. The leaves and stems of the blackcurrant have a strong odour reminiscent of cat's urine.
In Britain, Australia and New Zealand a blackcurrant cordial under the brand name of Ribena (from the genus name) is principally marketed as a 'healthy' (if extremely sweet) drink for children.
Blackcurrent seed oil is a rich source of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), a very rare essential fatty acid.
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