Fruit facts: Blackberry nutrition facts

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Blackberry (Rubus spp.) shrub consisting many species of genue Rubus. The fruit is not a true berry.

Blackberry is cultivated through out the world and they do well in temperate regions.

It contains a range of antioxidants. It contains subtancial amounts of poly phenolic compounds like ellagic acid, anthocyanins, tannins, quercetin, ellagitannins, gallic acid and cyanidins.

It is included among the high oxygen radical absorbance capacity fruit.

They contain high amounts of dietary fibre, magnesium, folic acid, vitamin K and vitamin C.

The seeds of blackberry contain very high amounts of alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3) and linoleic acid (omega-6) faty acids.

Nutrient values and weights given below are calculated for edible portion only. Up to 5% goes as waste due to caps and spoiled berries.

Blackberry bunch

Fruit nutrition: Blackberry nutrition

Nutrients	Units	Value per 100g	One cup 145g
Water	g	88.15	126.94
Energy	kcal	43	62
Carbohydrate	g	9.61	13.84
Protein	g	1.39	2.00
Lipid (fat)	g	0.49	0.71
Ash	g	0.37	0.53
Dietary fibre	g	5.3	7.6

Blackberry fruit carbohydrate nutrition

Carbohydrates	Units	Value per 100g	One cup 145g
Sugars	g	4.88	7.03
Galactose	g	0.03	0.04
Sucrose	g	0.07	0.10
Fructose	g	2.40	3.46
Maltose	g	0.07	0.10
Glucose (dextrose)	g	2.31	3.33

Fruit facts: Minerals nutrition

Minerals	Units	Value per 100g	One cup 145g
Calcium	mg	29	42
Selenium	mcg	0.4	0.6
Iron	mg	0.62	0.89
Manganese	mg	0.65	0.93
Magnesium	mg	20	29
Copper	mg	0.17	0.24
Phosphorus	mg	22	32
Zinc	mg	0.53	0.76
Potassium	mg	162	233
Sodium	mg	1	1

Fruit facts: Vitamins nutrition

Vitamins	Units	Value per 100g	One cup 145g
Vitamin C	mg	21.0	30.2
Thiamin	mg	0.02	0.03
Riboflavin	mg	0.03	0.04
Niacin	mg	0.65	0.93
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.28	0.40
Vitamin B6	mg	0.03	0.04
Folate	mcg	25	36
Choline	mg	8.5	12.2
Vitamin A IU	IU	214	308
Lutein + zeaxanthin	mcg	118	170
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	1.17	1.68
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	mcg	19.8	28.5

Fruit facts: Blackberry lipids nutrition

Lipids	Units	Value per 100g	One cup 145g
Saturated fatty acids	g	0.01	0.02
Monounsaturated fatty acids	g	0.05	0.07
Polyunsaturated fatty acids	g	0.28	0.40

USDA National Nutrient Database (2009)