Organic Goji Berries Sources – Chemical Free, Cheaper than Juice
Organic Goji Berries – the dried fruit cost less than its counterpart in a bottle.
You may have heard of the benefits to your health goji could offer and want to give it a try, or you may have been using goji juice for a while and you feel the impact it has on your wallet. Yes, this substance can be very expensive. Luckily, there is an alternative.
Organic goji berries are just as effective as goji juice. The truth is that in much of the East where this fruit was first used to aid with health and longevity, the people do not squeeze it into juice. Instead, the berries are dried for a number of reasons. One, it lasts longer, because it will not rot in its dry form. Two, it is easier to transport without the water weight.
While there is no way to prove this, chances are that the juice you buy in a bottle is made from ground up organic goji berries. So, why should you pay more for the juice just because it takes money to turn it into a liquid? You shouldn’t, because the dried fruit is a lot cheaper to come by.
The Chinese use the dried organic goji berries to make tea out of it, and also mix it in with rice and ad it to all kinds of other dishes. If it works for them, it should be okay for you.
Below, we have compiled a list of sources online from which to buy your organic goji berries from:
LiveSuperFoods.com – According to our research, they are best source for dried berries not only because of their price, but also because they offer a number of options in terms of the quantity. You can buy a half-pound bag for $7.95 and a whole pound for $14.95. They also offer 5, 10, 30 and 50 pound bags for sale, and the more you buy, the less you pay per pound. For instance, if you can come up with $547.50 for the 50 lbs bag you will only be paying $10.95 for each pound of organic goji berries. If that kind of money is hard to come by, consider teaming up with others and split the costs.
PurcellMountainFarms.com – They sell a pound of dried berries for 18.95.
DrugStore.com – This website has a couple of sources the offer 8 oz. bags for $11.99 and $12.99 respectively.
You may also want to run a search on eBay using the search phrase “organic goji berries” and see what they have at that moment.
March 14th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
If you are in an area that has a Chinatown or a Chinese supermarket, they usually have the lowest prices on these berries that are also called wolfberries. They also have lower prices on seaweed.