Aronia (Chokeberry)

This is a small fruit that was originally grown in North America. It bears dark fruit that is similar to rowan. This fruit can endure low temperatures, so it is widely grown in areas like Russia and Northern Europe. In Russia, it is called Black Rowan. The fruit has a rich flavor, and is both sour and sweet. It is good for preventing high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis. It also contains polyphenol, which helps us stay healthy. As a food with nutrient function claims, it is of particular interest because it contains polyphenol and anthocyanin. It has double the amount of polyphenol and anthocyanin that one blueberry has and about one and a half times as much as one grape. In Western Europe, it has been used for jam, juice and fruit liquors.
In the fourteenth year of Heisei (2002), a farm in Tsubetsu obtained seeds from Ebetsu city and planted them, which was the beginning of the cultivation of chokeberry. Its harvest started three years later. Today, there are one thousand trees, and the harvest reaches two to four tons in mid to late September every year.
The fruit of chokeberry is preserved in freezers and shipped throughout the year. Many local companies are producing and selling juice, jam, yogurt sauce, and other products using chokeberry.

(Main productive areas in Okhotsk)Abashiri city and Tokoro cho Kitami city
(Time of shipment)All year

The chokeberry from Tsubetsu


The processed foods of chokeberry
(Nakamura)...Kitami city
Aronia (chokeberry) Yogurt Sauce 200g 840yen
The main ingredient of this sauce is the chokeberry grown by the Tsubetsu Aronia@(chokeberry) Workshop. You can use it with ice cream, among other things.
Nakamura
1 178banchi Nishiki machi
Kitami city
TEL: 0157-61-7500
FAX: 0157-61-7503
(Tsubetsu Aronia (chokeberry) Workshop)...Tsubetsu town
Koisuru (Loving) Berry (fruit 100%) 500ml 1,300yen
Aronia (chokeberry) Juice 500ml 1,350yen
Aronia (chokeberry) Jam 150g 550yen
Chokeberry homegrown by Tsubetsu Aronia (chokeberry) Workshop is processed and used in these products. Other ingredients in these products are from Okhotsk, as well.
Tsubetsu Aronia (chokeberry) Workshop
236-3 Tatsumi
Tsubetsu town
TEL: 0152-76-4767
FAX: 0152-76-4767

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