Enjoy Swiss fruit now

People who do sport usually also make sure they have a balanced diet. Swiss fruit is now in high season. That's why it's particularly easy to eat regional and vitamin-rich food at the moment.

Swiss fruit is the focus of the Swiss Fruit Association, co-sponsor of the Zug Trophy. Together with its members, the fruit producers and processors, the association ensures that we can enjoy fine Swiss fruit and fruit products that are produced sustainably and in season. Among other things, it is involved in the training and further education of fruit producers and food technologists. Information on seasonality is also important, as some consumers do not know which fruits are ripe when in Switzerland.

It's time for Swiss berries
Swissfruit.ch is a goldmine of exciting information. In addition to nutritional values, you can find addresses of direct sellers and delicious recipes, for example. A yoghurt and berry dessert is currently the perfect reward after a strenuous workout. Now especially with blackberries, which are in season from July to September. Like all berries, blackberries are a vitamin bomb. They are rich in provitamin A and contain many B vitamins and vitamin C. The dark color also indicates a high content of plant pigments. It is assumed that these secondary plant substances, especially those from the flavonoid and phenolic acid group, have a preventative effect against cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

Lots of interesting facts
Berries offer further surprises. Did you know that only currants, gooseberries and blueberries are berries in the botanical sense? Strawberries are aggregate fruits with tiny yellow nuts that stand out from the red flesh. The small clusters of raspberries and blackberries are actually small drupes and the berries themselves are aggregate drupes.

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