Phenolic profiles differentiate wild bilberry and cultivated blueberry fruit [PDF]
LWTThe dark fruit of European wild-grown blueberry known as common bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) is associated with many health-promoting properties and has a steadily growing global market, especially in the food supplement sector. The adulteration of bilberry products with some less expensive fruits and berries with an intense color is a well-known ...
Välimaa Anna-Liisa +4 more
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Recent progress in understanding the regulation of fruit ripening in bilberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus ) [PDF]
Acta HorticulturaeFruit ripening is a highly coordinated and complex process determining a wide range of characteristics affecting the fruit quality, such as flavour, nutritional value, shelf-life, and processing properties.
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Bilberry metabolomic and proteomic profiling during fruit ripening reveals key dynamics affecting fruit quality [PDF]
Physiologia PlantarumAbstractBilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) is a wild berry species that is prevalent in northern Europe. It is renowned and well‐documented for its nutritional and bioactive properties, especially due to its anthocyanin content. However, an overview of biological systems governing changes in other crucial quality traits, such as size, firmness, and ...
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Anti-Aging Properties of Chitosan-Based Hydrogels Rich in Bilberry Fruit Extract
AntioxidantsPhotoaging is a process related to an increased level of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Polyphenols can scavenge free radicals in the body, which can delay skin aging.
Elżbieta Studzińska-Sroka +6 more
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Horticultural ScienceTo better understand the influence of altitude on fruit characteristics of bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum L.), here we investigated the adaptation of its fruit morphological and chemical traits to the environment at six growing positions along an ...
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Biosynthesis of carotenoids during bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit development [PDF]
, 2015 Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruits are rich with anthocyanin pigments but they also contain other bioactive compounds, such as carotenoids. In the present study, biosynthesis of carotenoids was studied in different stages during bilberry fruit development and ripening and as response to light treatments.
Karppinen, K. +8 more
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Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2021 Bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus) are used to treat non-specific diarrhea and for symptoms related to varicose veins. Because they are quite expensive fruits, quality problems and compositional fraud might occur for dietary supplements. This study investigated fresh/dried bilberries and dietary supplements by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
Dan Plecenik Gaspar +2 more
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Bilberries: Curative and Miraculous – A Review on Bioactive Constituents and Clinical Research
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruits are an important part of local diets in many countries and are used as a medicinal herb to treat various disorders.
Zuzana Vaneková +2 more
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Phytonutrients of bilberry fruit and saskatoon berry in the prevention and treatment of dyslipidemia
Roczniki Państwowego Zakładu Higieny, 2022 <p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong><br />The epidemiologic studies from the recent years indicate that high consumption of foods rich in bioactive compounds has a positive effect on human health and could diminish the risk of numerous diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, cataracts, and even ...
Jana Kopčeková, Jana Mrázová
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Element accumulation capacity of Vaccinium myrtillus from Montenegro: Comparison of element contents in water and ethanol extracts of bilberry plant parts [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2019 Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L., Ericaceae) is a rich source of different mineral elements that are important as essential trace elements, or that can be potentially toxic, depending on their concentration.
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