1. Introduction
Berries have been shown to provide significant health benefits
because of their high antioxidants, vitamins, minerals andfiber (Zhao,
2007). Cape gooseberries are annuals or short-lived perennials, and are
more or less hairy. Theflowers are bell-shaped, but the most distinctive
feature is the fruiting calyx which enlarges to cover the fruit and hangs
downwards like a lantern. Cape gooseberry forms a domed shrub that
can grow to 1 m. Theflowers, produced in winter, are yellow with
purple blotches.Physalis peruvianais an herbaceous, semi-shrub, that is
upright, perennial in subtropical zones, and can grow until it reaches
0.9 m. The fruit (Fig. 1) with an approximate weight of 4–5 g is protected
by an accrescent calyx and covered by a brilliant yellow peel (Mayorga,
Knapp, Winterhalter, & Duque, 2001). It is somewhat tomato-like in