How Blueberries The Powerful Fruits Can Benefit Your Health

Blueberries, another super fruit of the season

Another healthy fruit of the season is blueberries. We can boost our immune system with vitamins and minerals.

The small blue berries are in season from June to September and are available from outdoor harvest. The antioxidant properties of berries are also about the same in freeze-dried, fresh, and frozen versions. But now is the time to get fresh, locally grown berries!

Blueberry, the botanical name is “Vaccinium myrtillus,” originally native to the country, or the bilberry “Vaccinium corymbosum,” which is widespread today as a garden and cultivated plant. The two are related but show differences:
The cultivated blueberry is significantly larger than its sister, has light-colored flesh, and is very productive; this is why it prevailed over the forest blueberry.

The wild blueberry grows on small shrubs with a significantly lower yield and is also difficult to harvest. But the effort pays off because: The flesh is deep blue. This abundance of plant pigments is a sign of high antioxidant content.

These secondary plant substances protect the plant from UV radiation and humans from free radicals. Wild blueberries can contain up to twice as many health-promoting substances as cultivated blueberries, but even they are full of them. Compared to other fruits, berries have nearly ten times the antioxidants. 

Blueberry benefits

What does science say about blueberries? Do they have a proven benefit for our health? The answer is a resounding “yes”! Because in addition to antioxidants, including vitamins C and E, blueberries contain many other positive substances, such as minerals and tannins, that positively affect digestion.

In addition, blueberries contain high levels of beta-carotene, which convert in the body to vitamin A and support the function of the eyes, among other things.
Regular consumption of blueberries reduces the risk of various diseases. The compounds in berries protect against oxidative stress and DNA damage from free radicals. It also reduces cancer risk to protect against cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.

Do blueberries help you lose weight?

The secondary plant substances, such as polyphenols and flavonoids, make the blueberry a local superfood.

With 36 kilocalories per 100 grams, blueberries are very low in calories, and you can eat them with a clear conscience. They also have a low glycemic index, which hardly affects blood sugar levels.

Thanks to the high fiber density, blueberries keep you longer full.
For example, food cravings are hardly possible after eating blueberries in oat muesli.

Healthy can be tasty, quick, and uncomplicated. Try starting the day with a berry smoothie every day. You can put it together individually, for example, with bananas for natural sweetness and delicious plant-based milk of your choice. A wholesome breakfast to drink!

Grow your own

Nothing tastes as good as berries from your own harvest
If you love fresh blueberries more than anything, there is no way around growing them yourself. Luckily for all blueberry lovers, cultivated blueberries grow very well in containers.

.A special feature of blueberries is that the fruits ripen over a more extended time which is nice if you only want to harvest a few fruits for your daily muesli. If you need more fruit, for example, because you want to use it to make jam, freeze the harvested fruit one by one until there is enough to make jam.

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