Goji berries, sometimes called Wolfberries, are perhaps the most nutritionally rich fruit on the planet. The Goji berry is a deep-red dried fruit about the same size as a raisin. The Goji berry tastes somewhat like a cross between a cranberry and a cherry.These Goji berries grow in protected valleys in million year old soil in wild and cultivated areas. The plants grow like bushes with vines that reach over 15 feet. The berries are never touched by hand as they will oxidize and turn black if touched while fresh. They are shaken onto mats, and then dried in the shade. Goji berries contain 18 kinds of amino acids (six times higher than bee pollen) and contain all 8 essential amino acids (such as isoleucine and tryptophan). They contain up to 21 trace minerals (the main ones being zinc, iron, copper, calcium, germanium, selenium, and phosphorus).Goji berries are the richest source of carotenoids, including beta-carotene (more beta carotene than carrots), of all known foods or plants on earth! Fresh, they contain 500 times the amount of vitamin C, by weight, than oranges making them second only to camu-camu berries as the richest vitamin C source on earth. Goji berries also contain vitamins B1, B2, B6, and vitamin E.