name: Tropical Highland Blackberry
flavor_db_name_variants: tropical highland blackberry
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Tropical highland blackberry
id: 904
name_scientific: Rubus adenotrichos
description: Rubus adenotrichos is commonly called tropical highland blackberry. It grows in Central America, northwestern South America, and central and southern Mexico, belongs to the Rosaceae family. Rubus adenotrichos is a shrub that can grow up to 6 meters tall. The flowers are pink or white, the fruits are red or black. [Wikipedia] Rubus adenotrichos contains phenolic compounds, mainly ellagitannins, and anthocyanins, it is a good source of antioxidants. Research has shown that Rubus adenotrichos had potential effects against oxidative stress and inflammation. (PMID: 23697506)
itis_id: null
wikipedia_id: Rubus_adenotrichos
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picture_content_type: null
picture_file_size: null
picture_updated_at: null
legacy_id: null
food_group: Fruits
food_subgroup: Berries
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2019-08-22T22:55:50.000Z
updated_at: 2019-08-22T22:55:50.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: null
export_to_foodb: false
public_id: FOOD00904