It's been called North America's Super Fruit, and it's grown right here in Iowa.

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It's been called North America's "super fruit," and it's grown right here in Iowa.Watch this storyResearch says the extra antioxidants in aronia berries help with everything from lowering blood pressure to increasing energy.Now that they've caught on with the public, farmers are racing to keep up.Nutritionists swear by it for its health benefits, and now even the public has caught on to Iowa's very own aronia berry.Holly Buch with Campbell's Nutrition in Des Moines said the berries have caught on at her store within the last three years.Sawmill Hollow farm in Missouri Valley, Iowa helped reintroduce the cultivation of the native berry.The super fruit is said to increase energy levels, regulate blood sugars and lower blood pressure.Some of the best aronia berries grow right Iowa because of the great soil, but you probably don't want to eat them, at least by themselves.“By themselves, honestly, they're a little bitter,” Buch said.The aronia berry is typically sold in a supplement form or as a gummy, and they can be added to smoothies and you can bake with them. They're also great frozen because of a thick outer shell. “There's a lot of food industry out there looking for them for consumption right now,” said grower Kent Friedrichsen.Friedrichsen grows 14 acres of the berries north of Perry, and he didn't start growing until four years ago.“They've grown quite well for us, there's a good market potential here and that's why we're going to put more out,” Friedrichsen said.He plans on adding more crops in the future, and this year his berries will be processed and shipped out to the East Coast.“The food companies are looking for it and want it, and we have to be able to meet the demand,” he said.These berries are really hard to grow, as growers need rich soil that's only found in Iowa and in France.Aronia berries are also found in juices, wines, jams and even baby food.