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Reaching for a few blueberries does a body good, according to new research sponsored by the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council. The study found eating a health diet that includes blueberries could ward off several key risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, such as an accumulation of belly fat, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar.The findings were reported Sunday at the Experimental Biology conference in New Orleans.Experts say the greatest benefit found in blueberries is their...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- To speed the search for the cause of an epidemic killing honey bees - and threatening food crops across the country - Wyman's of Maine, the premier brand of wild blueberries, today presented $50,000 to the Department of Entomology at The Pennsylvania State University. The funds will support research into Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a phenomenon describing the mysterious death of one in three honey bee colonies in the US since December...
Innovative B.C. Technology Promises to Revolutionize Food Processing Industry VANCOUVER, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - EnWave Corporation (TSX-V: ENW) ("EnWave" or "the Company") today announced that it has completed the first sale of its continuous nutraREV(TM) food dehydration equipment to CAL-SAN Enterprises, Ltd. of Richmond, B.C. ("CAL-SAN"), one of B.C.'s largest blueberry producers. With this sale, EnWave has proven that it can produce shelf-stable, "puffed" blueberries...
There's an emerging star in the super-food world.Plums are rolling down the food fashion runway sporting newly discovered high levels of healthy nutrients, say scientists at Texas AgriLife Research.Plainly, "blueberries have some stiff competition," said Dr. Luis Cisneros, AgriLife Research food scientist. "Stone fruits are super fruits with plums as emerging stars."Far from fruit snobbery, the plum is being ushered in after Cisneros and Dr. David Byrne, AgriLife Research plant...
One relatively inexpensive plum contains about the same amount of antioxidants as a handful of more expensive blueberries, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Luis Cisneros, AgriLife Research food scientist, and Dr. David Byrne, AgriLife Research plant breeder, judged more than 100 varieties of plums, peaches and nectarines and found them to match or exceed the much-touted blueberries in antioxidants and phytonutrients associated with disease prevention. People tend to eat just a few blueberries at a...
A Florida company with a new frozen treat product ready to unveil in the next few weeks has come all the way to Oregon for great tasting ingredients. Froozer - the product created by Cool Frootz, LLC - is giving local growers credit for what is used in some of its recipes by clearly stating on the product label, "Made with Oregon Berries." Oregon's strawberry industry, in particular, is thrilled with the Froozer partnership. For a commodity in need of more visibility, the "state-of-origin"...
Researchers believe the answer to the search for a true superfood can be found in the fiber of most fruit and vegetables.The Institute of Food Research is conducting an ongoing study in which they found pectin, a fiber found in everything from potato to plums, helped fight cancer. Lead researcher Professor Vic Morris said people no longer need to rely on so-called superfoods. Morris said, "We hear so much about 'superfoods' like blueberries, but for a combination of different effects it...
By Sixsmith, Rachel UK growers are missing out on the lucrative blueberry market by not investing in the soft fruit crop. Hargreaves Plants commercial director Rupert Hargreaves has warned. The Lincolnshire-based wholesale plant supplier said growers were "missing a trick" when it comes to the berries - demand for which has soared over the past decade since they have been hailed as a "superfood". Blueberries are known to be a good source of vitamin C. which boost the immune system due to...
By The Associated Press HIXTON, Wis. (AP) - MaryAnn Koval awoke at 3:30 a.m. on a recent Saturday. By 6 a.m., she stood next to her chosen blueberry bush at Cain's Orchard. At 7 a.m., a dinner bell chimed, signaling picking time had begun, and Koval let out a quiet shout. "Uh, oh! Here we go. I better start," she said, and plump blueberries plunked into her ice cream pail. Koval, of Independence, Wis., wasn't the only one who cheered when picking began. Every few feet throughout the...
By Joe Burris, The Baltimore Sun Jul. 24--The 32nd Street Farmers' Market in Baltimore opened last Saturday morning with four produce farmers unloading batches of fresh blueberries for sale. Two and a half hours later, the berries were gone -- undoubtedly scooped up by patrons who covet not only the seasonal fruit's sweet taste and variety of uses, but its abundance of health benefits. In fact, blueberries routinely make lists of nutrient-packed victuals commonly known as super foods....
