Elderberries are also known as Elder or Sambucus. The dark purple berries are very high in anthocyanins and are as highly prized for their medicinal properties by people today as they were in the time of the Egyptians. You should note that while elderberry juice and supplements are safe, the raw berries are toxic, and you should never eat them. Our question today is, do elderberries have quercetin?
Quick Answer: Yes – Elderberries do have quercetin. Compared to other similar foods, its quercetin content is moderate.
Quercetin Content of Elderberries
Elderberries contain 26.77mg of quercetin in a 100g serving. They are also very high in vitamin C, iron, and vitamin B6.
Are Elderberries High in Quercetin?
Compared to other foods, elderberries are moderately high in quercetin.
Let’s take a look at how they compare to 5 similar foods.
- With 14mg of quercetin per 100g, Cranberries supply almost half as much quercetin as elderberries.
- Elderberries supply 19mg more quercetin per 100g than cranberries.
- You would have to eat seven and half times more blackberries to equal the quercetin in elderberries.
- Raspberries only contain 1.05mg of quercetin per 100g, way behind the 26.77mg the same size serving of elderberries would make available.
- Juniper berries are much higher in quercetin than elderberries providing almost twice as much of the flavonol.
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