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read moreFrozen Blueberries for Market
Picking For Frozen As with picking for fresh-market, many things go into the decision for when and what to pick for our frozen-market. Variety, customer needs, market demands and labor issues are just a few of the things that can work towards the decision of fresh vs. frozen. Once the decision for picking a specific area for frozen-market is made, several other decisions have also been made. First, we are now going to let those blueberries stay on the bushes a little longer, letting them really ripen. This allows the berries to reach their...
read moreBlueberry Health Benefits
Health and Nutrition source: Chilean Blueberry CommitteeWith scarcely 80 exquisite calories per cup and practically no fat, blueberries offer important benefits to our nutrition and health.Blueberries are an excellent source of vitamin C. A portion contains approximately 14mg or almost 25 % of the daily vitamin C requirement that helps collagen formation and strengthens our gums. It also helps iron absorption and contributes to the wellbeing of our immune healthy system.Blueberries are a good source of fiber A diet high in fiber helps keep...
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Superfood: Blueberries
from: www.greatist.com WHY THEY’RE SUPER At 84 calories per cup, a serving of berries contains 14 percent of the suggested daily fiber and 24 percent of the suggested daily intake of Vitamin C. But it gets better. Research suggests blueberries deliver some even more powerful and long-lasting health benefits. One study found that consuming a cup of blueberries per week can lower blood pressure and perhaps speed up metabolism, due mostly to their high levels of anthocyanins (a type of antioxidant)[1]. Another study suggests blueberries can...
read moreBerry Food Safety Scrutiny
From: www.foodsafetynews.com It’s berry season. Time for some chlorine. No, we’re not talking about chlorine as in sunglasses and swimming pools but rather chlorine as in berry farmers and irrigation water. And while the juxtaposition of swimming and irrigation water may at first seem far-fetched, the generally accepted food safety standard for irrigation water for crops such as berries that are eaten raw is based on the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s water-quality standard for recreational swimming water. That standard, which is...
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