Bergamot- The ingredient that proves terroir isn't just for wine

Bergamot polyphenols only reach therapeutic concentrations in fruit grown in Calabria's specific microclimate (Reggio Calabria). Attempts to cultivate bergamot in other regions produce fruit with significantly lower brutieridin/melitidin content. The bioactive profile is literally tied to geography making single-origin bergamot a genuine terroir story comparable to Champagne or Parmigiano-Reggiano.Publications of interest:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8569986/, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11241439/, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4345801/