Processing Improvements for Haskap Berry Products

Haskap berries (Lonicera caerulea L.) are rich sources of bioactive compounds (e.g. anthocyanins, phenoliccompounds, and vitamin C) and are associated with many health benefits. They are a recent arrival to the NorthAmerican market. La Have Forests produce a range of haskap products under the Haskapa brand, targetedtoward the premium and gourmet food market, where the nutritional and health-related benefits of haskapproducts are particularly important. Their products include juice, dried berries, haskap syrup, jam, andchutneys. At present, the by-products of juice production are further processed into dried berries and haskapsyrup, with the juice and dried berries being their most important products in terms of revenue and sales. ThisEngage-plus project will improve the processing of Haskapa juice and dried berry products in order to enhancetheir yield and nutritional quality.