blueberries

Scientists from the University of Strasbourg observed that a mix of apple, blueberry, strawberry, lingonberry, acerola and aronia, which are rich in polyphenol, can decrease the chances of having cardiovascular disease.

Polyphenols, believed to have many therapeutic effects, are found in many foods, including alcohol, dark chocolates, and green tea.

The team worked with the Eckes-Granini Group of Neider-Olm, a German fruit drink producer, to develop and test a variety of different fruit juice blends which can serve as healthier alternative to alcohol and chocolate.

In a latest research at the Texas Women's University led by a graduate student Shiwani Moghe, blueberries are found to inhibit the development of body's fat cells and downsize them by up to three quarters.

According to scientists, the dark-purple berries can potentially destroy existing fat cells and impede the formation of new ones. The presence of polyphenols in substantially high levels, it has been found, does the trick.

Polyphenols in blueberry promising

Health benefits of blueberries are well documented in some earlier researches. Blueberries are rich in valuable nutrients, low in sugar, are healthy, and great to taste.

The fruit contains a host of wonderful ingredients from anthocyanins and phytochemicals to vitamin C, potassium, iron, fiber, and antioxidants. Anthocyanins are very dark in color, usually blue, purple, or dark red.