LOOV Wild Organic Lingonberry Powder (Pomace Powder), 100 g, Made from Lingonberry Skins and Seeds Only, no Added Sugar, Wild-Crafted from Nordic Climate Forests

I love this

This is lovely added in smoothies n over yoghurt, also in drinks

amazing!

Pictures provided show the wonderfully vibrant colour in the jar and with 2 teaspoons mixed in Greek yogurt.I have been looking at berry powders for months trying to decide which one to try first. I do a Keto diet and have come across recommendations for Lingonberry powder a lot due it's high amount of polyphenols which are so good for the digestive tract, anti-inflammatory properties and maintaining stable blood sugars. Berries are the one fruit you can eat on a Keto diet as long as you watch the intake - some are higher carb that others. Quality berry powders are recommended because you will get the super food benefits mixed in with Kefir, greek yogurt or baking. Whilst I found Lingonberry of extra interest due to it's known benefits for reducing UTI infections (I suffer with recurring Cystitis thanks to my Fibromyalgia) I was put of by claims it tastes like cranberries which I don't particularly like.However, I was super excited to try this product and it arrived just as I was about to make up a greek yogurt smoothie bowl. It was straight out the packaging and I decided to taste some before adding to my smoothie creation as I would need to adjust sweetness if it was very sour. I was so pleasantly surprised! It's such a vibrant colour for starters so will add some lovely colour to baked goods. The taste wasn't sour at all. It's just slightly sweet but tangy and it doesn't taste like cranberries to me! It has a flavour of it's own but I'd say it's a mix of berry flavours and to me leans towards a cross of raspberry and goji which are 2 foods I absolutely love. I mixed up Greek yogurt with vanilla isolate, chia seeds and cacao nibs and left it to sit for a while as I do with all smoothie bowls to allow the chia's and nibs to soak. The flavour, to me, was delicious! I find it has a delightful tang to it which tingles on the tongue. The serving suggestion was a tablespoon but I decided that was a bit much for my yogurt portion of 150g and went with a couple of teaspoons as I wanted to review straight away. I think I'd settle at half a tablespoon in future to get the most out of a jar - a teaspoon should be equivalent to a handful of berries. I normally replace at least one meal with smoothie bowls on Keto so I'd be getting a good daily intake this way.

Like cranberries (only more so) these are full of various antiinflammatory and antioxidant compounds, These Northern growing berries have long been a traditional staple, and make their way into various 'ward off colds and flu' remedies in Scandinavian countries. Like cranberries (with which they are often compared) they are useful for those prone to UTIs - except that, certainly in the case of cranberries, they end up heavily sweetened to make cranberry joice palatable, which then has other problems. Lingonberries, by all accounts, also support healthy digestion - the all important microbiome, as 'friendly' gut bacteria are also involved in the synthesis of various vitamins, and and much more.The lingonberries are dried and then milled to give the powder. I was initially confused as the description says 'milled into wild cranberry powder'. Cranberries are not mentioned as ingredients, only lingonberry powder. Then I had my moment of revelation - a common name for lingonberry is 'mountain cranberry' so I suspect this got transmuted into 'wild'I tasted a bit of the powder, and it did remind me a bit of fresh cranberries, there's a strange (and, to me, quite pleasant) combination of bitter, sour, a tad of sweet, but for sure it would be most palatable used in a way where some sweetness could be provided - and it's suggested, not to blend into water but some liquid with fat content - the obvious pairing for a smoothie, milks, plant milks, yoghurt etc. I tried it with plain greek yoghurt, and it was certainly tart, and mixed into yoghurt, there was what I think of as a definite 'autumn berries' taste Again, I quite liked this, but thought that perhaps if that was served in a dollop over an overnight soaked dried fruit compote, that would be lovely. Or if a very sweet fruit, like a banana, was mashed into the yoghurt. It also turned the yoghurt a beautiful pink colour

I was happy to try this 'Organic Wild Lingonberry Powder, 100 g, Made from Berry Skins and Seeds Only, no Added Sugar, no Additives, Wild Crafted from Nordic Climate Forests'. I have a plain yogurt, with a handful of blueberries, for my breakfast as part of a kick diabetes diet and adding some natural flavour and colour sounds great.1. You get 100 grams of the Organic wild lingonberry powder in a glass jar with a paper security seal over the top.2. The powder is very fine and what I would call a beetroot red colour.3. Having researched into the polyphenols compounds, that are a natural part of this product, they could have quite a few health benefits. I was interested that helping diabetes was on the list - I don't know if they do but it is a natural product without any added sugar.4. I was pleased to see that there are also vitamins and minerals as well as fibre, flavonoids and antioxidants in the powder.5. I added 1 teaspoon of the powder to my plain yogurt and handful of blueberries and mixed it in. It mixed in well and the yogurt turned a natural pink colour - more appetizing than the plain white.6. The taste was a tiny bit sharper than usual and gave a depth of fruit like flavour - no sweetness at all. Quite pleasant but I didn't find a 'strong taste' like suggested on the Amazon product page.7. There is a QR code on the jar, so you can see recipes using this product but unfortunately I got 'page not found' on the site I was taken to.8. I will try it in my next batch of fairy cakes for the family; I am sure they will be an attractive pink colour cake. I could even make a pink cream cheese icing, with it, to go on top.In summary - a good natural product that makes a nice addition to my breakfast yogurt. The price of £14.90 is rather steep in my opinion but at a teaspoon per day it should last a while.