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Evaluation of sugar and organic acid composition and their levels in highbush blueberries from two regions of China

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2020
Sweet and sour are the most important taste of blueberries, and they are produced by sugar and acid, respectively. Their contributions to the taste depend not only on the levels of sugar and acid, but also on the types and relative proportions of sugar ...
Jia Zhang, Ji-Yun Nie, Jing Li, Hui Zhang, Ye Li, Saqib Farooq, S. Bacha, Jie Wang   +7 more
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Trace Element Concentration and Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis in Blueberries and Bilberries: A Tool for Quality and Authenticity Control

Foods, 2021
Vaccinium genus berries—wild bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) and cultivated highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum L.)—are consumed worldwide, and their consumption has a trend of stable increase. Thus, considering their wide use in ethnomedicine,
Linards Klavins, Inessa Maaga, Maris Bertins, Anne Linn Hykkerud, Katja Karppinen, Česlovas Bobinas, Heikki M. Salo, Nga Nguyen, Henriikka Salminen, Karina Stankevica, Maris Klavins   +10 more
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Effects of Peroxyacetic Acid on Postharvest Diseases and Quality of Blueberries.

Plant Disease, 2021
Postharvest diseases are a limiting factor in the storage of fresh blueberries. Gray mold caused by Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria rot caused by Alternaria spp. are important postharvest diseases in blueberries grown in California.
S. Saito, Fei Wang, D. Obenland, Chang-Lin Xiao   +3 more
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The wax bloom on blueberry: Application of luster sensor technology to assess glossiness and the effect of polishing as a fruit quality parameter

Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, 2017
The wax bloom of the fruit is responsible for the visible quality of blueberries. This study aimed to investigate a new technology using the effect of polishing on micromorphology, wax content and weight loss of blueberries.
Patiwit Loypimai, Sudpiti Paewboonsom, Lutz Damerow, Michael M. Blanke   +3 more
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Crop, Host, and Gut Microbiome Variation Influence Precision Nutrition: An Example of Blueberries

Antioxidants, 2023
Epidemiological studies have shown associations between polyphenol-rich fruit intake and bone health, and preclinical studies have shown that blueberries improve bone health.
Connie M. Weaver, Mario G. Ferruzzi, Maria Maiz, Dennis P. Cladis, Cindy H. Nakatsu, George P. McCabe, Mary Ann Lila   +6 more
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Effects of Organic Acid Vapors on Salmonella Inactivation and Quality Characteristics of Blueberries

Journal of Food Protection
The aim of this study was to control Salmonella Newport contamination in blueberries using organic acid vapors while monitoring changes in the quality of the blueberries. Blueberries inoculated with S.
Eungyeong Kim, Huyong Lee, In Hee Cho, Jee-Hoon Ryu, Hoikyung Kim   +4 more
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Blueberries improve biomarkers of cardiometabolic function in participants with metabolic syndrome—results from a 6-month, double-blind, randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2019
Background Anthocyanin-rich blueberry intake is associated with reduced type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in prospective studies, although long-term randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have not been conducted in at-risk populations ...
P. Curtis, V. van der Velpen, L. Berends, A. Jennings, M. Feelisch, A. Umpleby, M. Evans, B. Fernandez, Mia S. Meiss, M. Minnion, J. Potter, A. Minihane, Colin D. Kay, E. Rimm, A. Cassidy   +14 more
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Preparing a Southern Highbush Blueberry Field for Machine Harvesting

EDIS
Blueberries are grown commercially in Florida for the early-season fresh fruit market. The majority of Florida’s blueberry crop is currently harvested by hand to ensure high quality standards for fresh fruit production.
Jeffrey G. Williamson, Douglas A. Phillips   +1 more
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Circulating Anthocyanin Metabolites Mediate Vascular Benefits of Blueberries: Insights From Randomized Controlled Trials, Metabolomics, and Nutrigenomics.

The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2019
Potential health benefits of blueberries may be due to vascular effects of anthocyanins that predominantly circulate in blood as phenolic acid metabolites.
A. Rodriguez-Mateos, Geoffrey Istas, Lisa Boschek, R. Feliciano, C. Mills, C. Boby, S. Gómez-Alonso, D. Milenkovic, C. Heiss   +8 more
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Phenolics profiling by HPLC-DAD-ESI-MSn aided by principal component analysis to classify Rabbiteye and Highbush blueberries.

Food Chemistry, 2020
Although blueberries are widely studied, little information exists on their composition and content of flavonol glycosides. Most studies identify only a few flavonols in blueberries due to separation and identification issues.
Paula Becker Pertuzatti, Milene Teixeira Barcia, S. Gómez-Alonso, Helena Teixeira Godoy, I. Hermosín-Gutiérrez   +4 more
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