name: Black Chokeberry

flavor_db_name_variants: black chokeberry

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Black chokeberry

id: 136

name_scientific: Photinia melanocarpa

description: Aronia, the chokeberries, are deciduous shrubs in the family Rosaceae, native to eastern North America and most commonly found in wet woods and swamps. The genus is usually considered to contain two or three species, one of which is naturalized in Europe. A fourth form that has long been cultivated under the name Aronia is now considered to be an intergeneric hybrid, Sorbaronia mitschurinii. Chokeberries are cultivated as ornamental plants and as food products. The berries can be eaten raw off the bush but are more frequently processed. Chokeberries can be found in wine, jam, syrup, juice, soft spreads, tea, salsa, chili starters, extracts, beer, ice cream, gummies and tinctures. The name "chokeberry" comes from the astringency of the fruits, which create a sensation making your mouth pucker.

itis_id: 565397

wikipedia_id: Photinia_melanocarpa

picture_file_name: 136.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 66882

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:44:22.000Z

legacy_id: 144

food_group: Fruits

food_subgroup: Berries

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:22.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:17.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 661339

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00136