Blueberries

Blueberries

Yaari Bazaari
SKU: FR-BL-OR-01
In Stock
$5.99
$8.66

Description

The blueberry bush (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus) is a flowering shrub that produces berries with a bluish, purple hue — also known as blueberries.

Health Benefits

  • One cup of blueberries provides 24 percent of a person recommended daily allowance of vitamin C.
  • Blueberries contain iron, phosphorous, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, and vitamin K.
  • Vitamin C, vitamin A, and the various phytonutrients in blueberries function as powerful antioxidants that may help protect cells against damage from disease-linked free radicals.
  • Blueberries can also improve a person’s short-term memory and motor coordination.
  • Blueberries also contain copperbeta-carotene, folate, choline, vitamins A and E, and manganese.

Nutrition

One cup of fresh blueberries contains:

  • 84 calories
  • 0 g of cholesterol
  • 1.1 g of protein
  • 0.49 g of fat
  • 21.45 g of carbohydrate
  • 3.6 g of dietary fibre
  • 14.74 g of total sugars