Office fruit box fans might be interested to know that the health benefits of eating currants are huge.
What is more, these small and juicy fruits require no peeling, making them fuss-fee and especially easy to eat at your desk.
Currants come in three colours: red, white and black.
However, the most common type grown in the UK is black - the healthiest of the three varieties.
Research shows that the humble blackcurrant is more nutritious than many other fruits, including apples, strawberries and bananas, reports the Daily Mail.
Deliciously sweet blackcurrants contain high levels of antioxidants and are especially rich in Vitamin C.
Natural compounds in blackcurrants are also said to prevent ailments from joint inflammation and eyestrain to cancer.
On the other hand, redcurrants have beautiful red, tart berries while the whitecurrant has translucent berries with a delicate flavour.
Why not add blackcurrants to a healthy fruit salad for a splash of colour with a burst of vitamins?
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