Are blueberries healthy?
Blueberries are sweet, nutritious and delicious making them a great choice for your morning smoothie.
Not only are they packed full of nutrients but they are also low in calories and fat too.
Did you know that just one cup serving has just under 40 calories and virtually no fat?
Blueberries are a good source of fibre, Vitamin E and Vitamin C. Just one serve delivers almost 25% of one's daily Vitamin C requirement. Vitamin C is one of nature's most powerful antioxidants. If part of a healthy, varied diet, Vitamin C can help protect cells from damage caused by free radicals.
Vitamin C is also recognised for these health benefits:
Contributes to the normal immune system function
Contributes to iron absorption from food
Necessary for normal connective tissue structure and function
Necessary for normal blood vessel structure and function
Contributes to cell protection from free radical damage
Necessary for normal neurological function
Contributes to normal growth and development
Contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal structure of cartilage and bones
Contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth and gums
Contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin
Contributes to normal energy metabolism
Contributes to normal psychological function
Contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue
Contributes to iron absorption from food
Necessary for normal connective tissue structure and function
Necessary for normal blood vessel structure and function
Contributes to cell protection from free radical damage
Necessary for normal neurological function
Contributes to normal growth and development
Contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal structure of cartilage and bones
Contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth and gums
Contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin
Contributes to normal energy metabolism
Contributes to normal psychological function
Contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue
Blueberries are so versatile to add to your diet. One of the most popular ways to consumer blueberries is in the classic Blueberry muffin.
Our frozen Blueberries are available year round in New Zealand from New World, Fresh Choice, Moore Wilson, Bidfood, Trent's and Gilmours.
We have proudly sourced our blueberries from the British Columbia region in Canada for over 25 years. The Climate, soil, environment and passion the regions generation of growers has comes together to produce the best blueberries in the world. If you would like to learn more about the delicious benefits BC Blueberries have to offer you can learn more here.