Lingonberries taste sweet and sour, sometimes with a slight bitterness.
Lingonberries are much sweeter and more tender than cranberries.
The berry strengthens the walls of blood vessels and the heart muscle; it should be eaten by patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease and rheumatism.
Vitamins participate in important body processes, remove toxins and radionuclides, improve digestion, and also block the development of putrefactive bacteria.
Thanks to manganese and calcium, lingonberries promote emotional stability.
Vitamin E, which is also found in lingonberries, affects blood clotting, helping to prevent the formation of blood clots, improves the elasticity of large and small vessels, and also slows down the formation of cholesterol plaques.
Lingonberries contain benzoic acid, which has antiseptic properties.
Betaine present in lingonberries lowers blood cholesterol levels and protects the liver from excess fat.
Freshly frozen lingonberries contain many healthy sugars, vitamins C, E, provitamin A, essential oils, manganese, copper, phosphoric acid, nitrogenous substances, glycosides.
Frozen lingonberries are widely used in the treatment of arthritis, diabetes, colds, and kidney diseases.