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| Organic Nectars Premium Raw Tibetan Goji Berries, 8-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 3) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Organic Nectars
Category: Grocery
List Price: $36.00
Buy New: $25.71
You Save: $10.29 (29%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 887
Media: Grocery
Number Of Items: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5 x 3
ASIN: B000KU418M
Release Date: November 8, 2006
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Case of three 8-ounce resealable plastic pouches (total of 24 ounces) | | • | Small, sweet dried berries taste like cross between cranberries and raisins | | • | Grown and shade-dried in high altitudes of Tibet; organic, vegan, and kosher | | • | Nutrient-rich: more beta-carotene than carrots; more antioxidants than blueberries; many B vitamins | | • | Great as snack, sprinkled on salads, included in smoothies, steeped as tea, and in baking |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Goji Berries June 18, 2008
I love these berries! I like them by themselves as a snack or added to oatmeal. I even add them to fruit smoothies after soaking in water. Try them... you'll like them.
 First time ate a goji May 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am, as I type, eating my very first goji berries from any company. I am ONLY eating them because they are suppose to be so healthful. While certainly not vile tasting, they are not a snack I would call very appealing to the average American palate.
They are a bit dry but tender and sweet enough to eat a little bit on an ongoing basis so as to derive their health benefits.
My first impression was they taste like a "feral" cranberry. I can see adding them to trail mix, salads, stir fries, hot oatmeal, smoothies, stews etc. They do leave an aftertaste but you can eat them plain if keep it to small amounts.
I've recently taken having organic unfiltered honey in my tea in lieu of sugar or Splenda and I can see eating a few goji berries before having my tea so as to minimize the aftertaste.
They are nicely packaged in a zip lock type bag that is half silvery and half clear plastic. For a package received 5/31/08, it is marked with a sell by date of 10/8/09. Package says to store in cool, dark, dry place. The product is very clean with no added bits from the rest of the plant.
I can't see any reason not to recommend this particular brand if you want to start incorporating goji berries into your diet.
ADDENDUM: after opening the pouch several more times,the first-time aftertaste is all but gone. The berries are actually now quite tame in flavor. They remain chewy. I eat them now plain as a snack - sbout a tablespoon at a time.
Recommended by an expert April 25, 2008
This brand of Goji berries was recommended to me by my very professional, very knowledgeable acupunturist. She tried many brands before naming this the best. I think they are FABULOUS. I like to add them to my Kashi Oatmeal before cooking. Give it a try and I'm sure you will agree.
Great taste April 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These are the best tasting Goji berries that I have had the pleasure of eating. They blend well in smoothies, are great on salads and taste great when I bake them in breads etc. Will reorder these as I need them and do recommend to others. These berries did not leave a bitter taste. They were crunchy, and tender and had the sweet Goji berry taste I like. I rate these 7 OUT OF 5. BETTER THAN GOOD.
Think anti-oxidant March 8, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Amendment/this is the goods: from my latest experience it seems that refrigeration does play a significant role here in speeding up and completing the reconstitution of the berries. So do put an amount of berries in the fridge that you'll want to eat for up to a week in a glass jar with a lid. It's important to only leave a proportioned amount in the fridge for 2 days at the most and I believe the package tells you not to refrigerate them anyway; that's the rule for dried berries. 2 days in the fridge and then a week out uncovered or at least without a lid. This will give you supreme tasting Goji berries with an occasional crunch but also the real soft texture of fresh berries: truly fantastic! They will last forever this way and you can enjoy them when you want!
Yet another method for getting those moist berries just discovered: in a hot humid spell in N. CA again by accident I had some berries in a mason jar with only the top lid and no ring clamp. In 2 days those berries were softer than ever. So this is the key: build up moisture and humidity slowly- in a jar either closed in with humid heat or left open up after cooling in the fridge.
Here's the original review abridged: Now not being an expert this is just my opinion based on a few facts: Goji berries are one of the richest fruits in anti-oxidants and they're sealed in air tight bags. So naturally I assume this is why they're hard as rocks when you first get them and as some have pointed out there's very few immediate ways to 'unlock' their true suppleness and flavor.
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