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The raspberry is the edible fruit of a number of plant
species in the subgenus Idaeobatus of the genus Rubus;
the name also applies to these plants themselves. The
name originally referred to the European species Rubus
idaeus, with red fruit, and is still used for that
species as its standard English name in its native area.
Several other species, mostly closely related in the
same subgenus Idaeobatus, are now also called
raspberries.
Raspberries are known as "aggregate fruits" since they
are a compendium of smaller seed-containing fruits,
called drupelets, which are arranged around a hollow
central cavity. Their shape conveys to them a very
delicate, almost "melt-in-your-mouth" texture. They are
fragrantly sweet with a subtly tart overtone. While the
most common type of raspberry (Rubus idaeus) is red-pink
in color, raspberries actually come in a range of colors
including black, purple, orange, yellow and white. Both
loganberries and boysenberries are hybrids of
raspberries.
Raspberries are rich in fiber, manganese, vitamin C,
vitamin B2, folate, niacin, magnesium, potassium and
copper, and also they contain significant amounts of the
anti-cancer phytochemical ellagic acid.
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