by Jennifer Kirkman

Created on: November 04, 2009

Blackberries are another berry that carries with it, many nutrients that will benefit your health. A serving of blackberries which I will refer to in the article, is one cup. One cup of blackberries, contains 62 calories, no fat, and 2 grams of protein.

Fiber in a serving of blackberries is excellent since they contain 7.6 grams! Fiber is not o nly good for roughage to keep regularity, but it is also good for helping to prevent certain colon cancer types as well as having a cholesterol lowering effect.

Your potassium in blackberries is 233 millirams in a serving. Potassium is an electrolyte which we must have in order to live. Potassium not only controls the heart beats and fluid levels, but it also essential for muscle energy.

Blackberries contain some of your vitamin A. Vitamin A is an immune system building vitamin, and it also helps cellular health for cancer prevention. In a serving of blackberries you will receive 308 IU of this needed vitamin.

There is 36 micrograms of folate found in blackberries. Fol ate helps to process the amino acid homocystine in the body, and it also is important to cell health in the prevention of anemia. Keep in mind that fol-ate is a water-soluble B vitamin.

Magnesium is 27 milligrams in blackberries, and calcium is found in blackberries at 6 milligrams each serving size. These two nutrients are bone building, especially calcium. Magnesium is not just supportive for the bones, but it also regulates the blood pressure and helps in lowering blood glucose levels. So by eating blackberries, you will get a little bit of each of these vitamins.

These berries are nice and rich in vitamin K too. Vitamin K is the vitamin that helps the blood clot in a proper manner, and it also plays a role in stopping bleeding correctly. This vitamin also helps calcium to process better in the blood. In blackberries, you'll get 28.5 micrograms of this vitamin, which is excellent.

Copper is found in blackberries at 0.238 milligrams a serving size. Copper is needed to form blood hemoglobin, as well as in the processing of the bone supportive collagen. Another big role that copper plays, is helping the thyroid function properly.

A trace amount of vitamin E is found in the blackberry. Vitamin E is healing for skin health, protecting the skin from UV rays as well as helping skin problems such as psoriasis. In a serving of blackberries, you'll receive 1.68 milligrams of this essential vitamin. Keep in mind that vitamin E also helps red blood cell health.

And lastly, zinc is also found in blackberries at 0.76 milligrams a serving. Zinc is a mineral needed for taste and smell strengthening, as well as putting into action, our enzymes which total at least 100 in the body.

Blackberries can usually be found at a vegetable market depending on where you live. Resources on line will also have these berries for sale. Simply Google blackberries to search and you will see them.

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