Agricultural and Biological Sciences
8 years ago

Blueberries' Vitamin C Peaks in Young Fruit Stage, Pigments at Ripening.

Dongbei Nongye Daxue xuebao
Study on variation of sugar, acid, vitamin C and pigments contents during fruit development of blueberries.
Jiabo Pei, Xiaoyan Li, Jiahui Wang, Yadong Li, Xin Jun, Xiangyi Wang, Miu Cheng-wu

Paper Summary

The sugar content in blueberries increases as they mature, while the acid content decreases. Young blueberries have more vitamin C, and the pigment content peaks when the fruit is ripe.

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