Sidea juniper berries – jar of 300 grams

Juniper berries in a practical 300-gram PET spreader jar

BOTANICAL SPECIES: Juniperus Communis.

ORIGINS: the juniper, from which the infructescences improperly called berries are collected, is a shrub (sometimes reaches arboreal growth) very widespread in the northern hemisphere, in particular in the hilly and mountain resorts rich in woods. Excellent qualities are also collected in our Alps and the Balkans.

DESCRIPTION: the characteristic berries of juniper are spherical, about 7÷9 mm in diameter, the surface is smooth, purple-brown, covered with a thin white dust. Inside is contained a red-brown pulp formed by three oblong and bony seeds. The smell of the berry is aromatic and the taste, at first sweetish, is made at maturity slightly acrid.

USES AND APPLICATIONS: juniper finds various uses: to obtain its essential oil, to prepare alcoholic and aromatic beverages, sauces and preserves. In medicine it is used as a stomatal and diuretic.

STORAGE METHODS: The product should be stored in a cool and dry place, away from sources of light and heat.

MINIMUM SHELF LIFE:  24/36 months in compliance with the storage methods.

GMOS – IONIZING TREATMENTS: from the declarations issued by our suppliers, the product does not derive from genetically modified organisms pursuant to Directives 1829/2003 and 1830/2003 and has not undergone any ionization or irradiation process.

ALLERGENS: presence in the production site of cereals containing gluten and derived products, nuts, celery, mustard, sesame

NUTRITIONAL TABLE: it is not provided in the herb-spice category 

The price refers to the 300-gram jar/spreader with practical open-and-close cap.