Freezing blueberries improves antioxidant availability
Blueberries pack a powerful antioxidant punch, whether eaten fresh or from the freezer, according to a researcher. Anthocyanins, a group of antioxidant compounds, are responsible for the color in blueberries, and since most of the color is in the skin, freezing the blueberries actually improves the availability of the antioxidants.
July 22, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: actually-improves, antioxidants, availability, blueberries, color, diet, eaten, freezing-the-blueberries, oncalldiets, skin, the-color, the-skin, whether-eaten
Latin American blueberries found to be ‘extreme superfruits’
With antioxidant levels two to four times higher than the blueberries available in the US, two species native to Central and South America may challenge one of summer’s favorite treats as a source of these disease-fighting substances.
July 14, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blueberries, central, four-times, levels-two, may-challenge, the-blueberries, these-disease-fighting, times, two-species
Extreme Super Fruits – Tropical Blueberries
The first analysis of the healthful antioxidant content of blueberries that grow wild in Mexico, Central and South America concludes that some of these fruits have even more healthful antioxidants than the blueberries – already renowned as “super fruits” – sold throughout the United States…
April 27, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blueberries, mexico, more-healthful, nutrition / diet, super-fruits, the-healthful, these-fruits, throughout-the-united
