name: Blackcurrant
flavor_db_name_variants: blackcurrant
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Blackcurrant
id: 155
name_scientific: Ribes nigrum
description: Blackcurrant, with the scientific name Ribes nigrum, is a species of Ribes native to central and northern Europe, and northern Asia. It is widely cultivated commercially and domestically as a temperate fruit crop for its abundant berries. It is less well known in the United States where it has been subject to restrictions as a disease vector for most of the 20th century.
itis_id: 24488
wikipedia_id: Blackcurrant
picture_file_name: 155.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 92534
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:30:10.000Z
legacy_id: 164
food_group: Fruits
food_subgroup: Berries
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:23.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:17.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 78511
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00155