This dried fruit is an Iranian special type of berry which is rich in vitamin C with a sharp acid flavor. The medicinal and therapeutic value of barberry comes from the chemical berberine. This chemical not only inhibits the growth of bacteria and other disease causing organisms, it also helps in boosting the body’s immune system and reduce the blood pressure as well.
Barberry shrubbery is 1 to 5 meters in length. Its wood is red, brown or yellow. Its oval-shaped leaves have red, oval-shaped, and sour red teeth and its flesh
We have available two types of barberry :
Barberries are red berries which have always been one of the beneficial products around the world.
Puffy (Pofaki)
In order to produce the puffy type of Barberries, the branches of the plant is being cut off with the fruit on it and then it will be places on wooden bars in a place with continuous air stream from 4 sides.The drying process normally takes 4 to 5 months.After the Barberries are dried they are being separated from the branches by a machine and then passed through a vacuum machine to remove foreign objects.
Dane Anari (Sun Dried)
In order to produce the sundried type of Barberries, the fruits are taken off of the branches and placed under direct sunlight to dry. The drying process normally takes 4 weeks.