Nutrients and Potential Health Benefits
| Nutrients in raw saskatoon berries | ||
| Nutrient | Value per 100 grams | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 85 kcal | |
| Total dietary fiber | 5.9 g | 20% |
| Sugars, total | 11.4 g | 8% |
| Calcium, Ca | 42 mg | 4% |
| Magnesium, Mg | 24 mg | 6% |
| Iron, Fe | 1 mg | 12% |
| Manganese, Mn | 1.4 mg | 70% |
| Potassium, K | 162 mg | 3% |
| Sodium, Na | 0.5 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 3.6 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A, IU | 11 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | 7% |
| Folate, mcg | 4.6 mcg | 1% |
| Riboflavin | 3.5 mg | >100% |
| Panthothenic acid | 0.3 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.03 mg | 2% |
| Biotin | 20 mcg | 67% |
Saskatoon berries contain significant Daily Value amounts of total dietary fibre, vitamins B2 (riboflavin) and biotin, and the essential minerals, iron and manganese, a nutrient profile similar to the content of blueberries.
Notable for polyphenol antioxidants also similar in composition to blueberries, saskatoons have total phenolics of 452 mg per 100 g (average of Smoky and Northline cultivars), flavonols (61 mg) and anthocyanins (178 mg), although others have found the phenolic values to be either lower in the Smoky cultivar or higher. Quercetin, cyanidin, delphinidin, pelargonidin, petunidin, peonidin, and malvidin were polyphenols present in saskatoon berries.
Particularly for saskatoon phenolics, inhibition of cyclo-oxygenase enzymes involved in mechanisms of inflammation and pain have been demonstrated in vitro.
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