Black currant

Black currant is not much present in Serbia regardless agro-conditions of region. Fruit of blackcurrant is rich with components that brings health to organism: phosphorous magnesium, iodine etc. It is also rich with vitamin C and contains 150 - 200 mg per 100 grams of fruit. The most productive sorts are “ Ben Lomond ”, “Titania”, “Tsema”, ”Ben Sarek”. “ Ben Lomond ” is an English sort that ripens at the beginning of  July. It is persistent on frost and has circular black fruit, weights up to 1 gram, with about 7-8 of them per cluster and mostly is harvested by machinery.