It belongs to the berry family with very rich nutritional and therapeutic elements and a high content of polyphenols and antioxidants that work beneficially, eliminating toxic – radioactive elements from the body. Due to its high nutritional value, it occupies one of the first places on the international scale of medicinal plants that Nature offers. It is a special plant that is able to select from its environment only those substances that it needs for its development. It is widely found in Northeast America and Southern Canada as Black Chokeberry and after World War II it began to be cultivated in various countries of Northern and Eastern Europe, while it made its appearance in Greece since 1990, initially in Macedonia and then throughout the mainland.

Aronia berries are rich in nutritional and therapeutic elements with a high content of polyphenols and antioxidants that work beneficially, contain vitamins (provitamin A, B2, B6, B9, C, E, P, PP) and trace elements (boron, zinc, phosphorus, iodine, cobalt, copper, manganese, potassium, calcium, magnesium, radium and iron) that fight fatigue, while activating metabolism and regulating blood pressure. Clinical studies and research in biotechnological laboratories certify their strong antioxidant action and protection against digestive diseases, blood pressure, and activation of metabolism. In addition, the active substances contained in the chokeberry fruit neutralize the negative effects of radioactive radiation and retain heavy metals, facilitating their removal from the body. For all of this, aronia has a strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral and antihemorrhagic action, while it “cleanses” and strengthens the walls of blood vessels.

In the long list of benefits of this natural treasure of nature, according to the US Department of Agriculture database, aronia products contribute to the prevention and treatment of numerous diseases such as high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, gastritis, varicose veins, thyroid, circulatory diseases, thyroid and neoplastic diseases as it retains carcinogenic elements.