Healthy Food Database
These blue-black berries from the common juniper tree have a piney, fresh aroma and flavour. They are best known as an ingredient in gin, and are used in many European recipes.
Category: Spice
In Season:
To Buy:
Buy in airtight packaging from a reputable food retailer.
To Store:
Store, airtight, away from heat and light. Juniper berries should last for at least 2 years from date of packing.
Tips & Tricks:
Add a few juniper berries to stews and casseroles, particularly those with game. Poultry stuffings are given a delicious lift when about 3 or 4 berries are slightly crushed and added to the mix with herbs.
Cooking Tips:
Nutrition per 1 Cup:
Amines:
No information available
Salicylates:
No information available
Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*
* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.
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