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09-08-2017, 10:50 PM
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Polarberries

Anyone seen these?
They are new from Marshalls Seeds.

White Blackberries! They are calling them 'Polarberries.'

https://www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/bl...-pid10597.html

Personally, I don't like these funny coloured fruit and veg, like white strawberries, purple carrots etc. I'm old fashioned and they just don't look right to me, but some people love to experiment I guess.
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09-08-2017, 11:20 PM
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Re: Polarberries

Originally Posted by Mups ->
Anyone seen these?
They are new from Marshalls Seeds.

White Blackberries! They are calling them 'Polarberries.'

https://www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/bl...-pid10597.html
I was expecting white, but those berries just look anaemic .....

Originally Posted by Mups ->
Personally, I don't like these funny coloured fruit and veg, like white strawberries, purple carrots etc. I'm old fashioned and they just don't look right to me, but some people love to experiment I guess.
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/maroon.html

The Original Carrot Colour! - Cultivated carrots originated in the Afghanistan region and were yellow and purple. The Eastern carrot spread to central and north Asia and then to Japan. Red coloured carrot is typical for India and also was introduced to Japan. In contrast, Western carrot type is characterized initially by yellow and later by orange root colour. Carrots of Asian origin belonging to Eastern gene pool are more often purple or red and richer in phenolics and have higher antiradical activity than those from the Western gene pool which now have mainly orange roots. One study found that, compared to orange carrots, purple carrots contain twice the amount of alpha and beta carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A.
Personally, I love carrots of any colour .....
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10-08-2017, 07:26 AM
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Re: Polarberries

Never heard of them but they don't look appetising.
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Re: Polarberries

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Personally, I love carrots of any colour .....
One of my favourites!
 



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