The objective of the review paper was to discuss technological and health-promoting properties of black chokeberry in terms of its potential utilization as a functional component in food products. Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) originates from North America, it is a shrub from the Roseaceae family. Until now, chokeberry fruits were used mainly to manufacture juices and syrups, and, after production, there were left considerable quantities of pomaces with more than 60% of all the anthocyanins contained in the fruits. Owing to the numerous and documented health promoting properties of anthocyanins and other polyphenolic compounds present in chokeberry, attempts are undertaken to utilize its fruits, preparations, and processing by-products to enrich food products.