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Currant: The Monastic Berry and Mystical Guardian of Epics

• Etymology of the name: The English word currant comes from the Old French raisin de Corinthe — "grape of Corinth" — after the Greek city that was the hub of the spice trade. In German the berry is called Johannisbeere, after Saint John's Day, when it ripens.
• The mythical guardian berry: In the folklore of Northern Europe, the black currant was considered a sacred plant of the forest, and its dense fragrant thickets were believed to mark the boundary between the cultivated garden and the wild woodland.
• Monastic heritage: Currant was one of the first crops of the European monastery gardens of France and Germany. From the 11th century, it was a mandatory resident of monastery gardens, where it was used for medicinal decoctions.
• Vitamin champion: Ripe black currants contain 5 times more vitamin C than lemons, and unripe ones up to 10 times more. The berry is rich in anthocyanins, which strengthen blood vessels and protect cells from stress.
• Natural sorbent: Currant pectin complexes can bind and remove toxins and heavy metal salts from the body. This makes currant puree an ideal base for detox products.
• A century-long ban in the USA (Rare fact): In the early 20th century, growing black currant in the USA was banned for almost 100 years. Foresters considered it a carrier of a fungus destructive to white pines.
• Global geography and harvest: The main harvest season in Poland, Germany and Russia is June – July. Processing the berries within a few hours of harvest guarantees the preservation of record vitamin levels.
• Are the leaves worth more than the berries? (Rare fact): The aroma of currant leaves is so prized that an expensive absolute for perfumery is produced from the buds. In B2B, we supply a concentrate that preserves this spicy profile.
• Product history: Industrial concentrate production developed in the 1960s. The key task was neutralizing high acidity without losing the benefits. Modern concentrate reaches 65 Brix.