Aronia berry is usually picked near the end of fall, when the berries turn heavily dark amidst the bright orange leaves, just like the beads of black agate gleaming in the fire. They reach the top point of their life cycle by the first frosts, fully acquiring their beneficial and flavorful properties, as well as filling up with dark ruby juice.

Orange leaves, black berries, ruby juice… It was this amazing color combination that gave birth to a beautiful and sad legend about a beautiful woman trying to save her wounded lover, yet in vain. The grief then turned her into a fire-leaved tree, with drips of her beloved’s blood blackened on it in the form of berries…

The aronia berries are incredibly good for human health. For example, they contain twice as much vitamin P (responsible for the strength of blood vessels) as blackcurrants, which is 20 times more than in apples and oranges, too! As for iodine, which is extremely important for metabolism, growth, and organ development, it is four times more than that found in raspberries, gooseberries, and strawberries.

Aronia berry has invaluable benefits for human blood and is exceptionally important for the liver, stomach, eyes, and other organs. No wonder its original name, Aronia, comes from a Greek word that stands for “benefit” or “help”.

Once freeze-dried, the aronia berries fully retain their beneficial properties, vitamins, and biologically active compounds. It’s very much like they’re asleep. And when they wake up, they hasten to share their powers: strengthen immunity, replenish vitamin deficiencies, and finally, give various dishes a subtle note of autumn and the image of an Aronia tree strewn with fiery orange leaves…