Summer Best – Raspberries and Blackberries

Driscoll’s Watsonville, CA

California farmers for more than 140 years. Raley’s farmers for more than 20 years.

Nutrition

• Raspberries and blackberries contain tasty bursts of vitamin C

Tips from Driscoll’s

How to Select

• Ripe raspberries are uniform in color and have a slight sheen to the fruit.
• Plump blackberries turn a dull black color when ripe.
• Examine the container for juice or stains suggesting damaged fruit that may spoil quicker.

How to Store

• Keep berries as dry as possible.
• Store berries in the refrigerator in their original packaging.
• Rinse gently right before eating.

A Farmer’s Story

What began with strawberries in the late-1860s blossomed into blackberries, raspberries and more, making Driscoll’s one of California’s leaders in fresh berries.