Can You Eat Beauty Berries Raw? Your Guide to Edibility and Preparation
                                
                                
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                                While Native Americans traditionally utilized the beautyberry bush for various medicinal purposes, many foragers and gardeners wonder, "Can you eat beauty berries raw?". The answer is yes, though ripe American beautyberries are non-toxic, their flavor when raw is often described as bland, astringent, and mealy.