1. There are many stories about blueberries in various countries. The Americans who got up early and sailed to North America suffered from the terrible "septicemia" due to the long-term lack of fresh fruits and vegetables. The local Indians gave them a fruit called "Septicemia" because of the star-shaped stems at the bottom of the fruit. The blue berries of "Star Fruit" finally cured their diseases. Americans thought this was a life-saving fruit given to them by God, so they called it blueberry.

During World War II, the British Royal Air Force would take certain foods before performing missions. Legend has it that it could enhance the pilot's eye function, enhance the photosensitivity at night, and better complete the mission. Just blueberries.

2. The dragon girl "Blueberry" in the Tianchi of Changbai Mountain died together with the monsters for the sake of the peace of the people. Later, purple-black fruits grew around Changbai Mountain. Because the Dragon King missed his daughter, he cried every day, his vision became blurred, and he suffered from eye diseases. The Dragon Girl said in her dream, "If you miss me, eat a few purple-black fruits every day."

From then on, the Dragon King ate a few fruits whenever he missed the Dragon Girl, and his eyes recovered after a few days. From this the purple-black fruit was named blueberry. People at the foot of the mountain will also go to the mountain to pick blueberries and eat them, calling them the protector of the eyes. They can protect vision, prevent eye diseases, and relieve fatigue.

Blueberry Application

1. Application of blue grapes in food processing Domestic blue products mainly include blue grape juice, blueberry wine, blueberry cake, blueberry juice, blueberry jam, Dried blueberries, blueberry peels, blueberry capsules, etc.

Blueberries are used in jelly, jam and pies, and are also added to muffins for baking. They are an ingredient in many snacks and dishes. The top-quality blueberry jam is produced in Canada and the United States, using wild blueberries. ; Its size is small and it is not easy to harvest, but its taste is better than cultivated blueberries.

2. Application in medicine Dr. Masquelet discovered anthocyanins, which is hailed as one of the greatest discoveries in the health history of the 20th century. Once the huge value of anthocyanins was discovered, people would no longer turn a blind eye to it. This can be seen from the obsession with it in the United States. Nowadays, anthocyanin antioxidants are a staple in almost every household in the United States. An essential health supplement after meals.

3. Application in cosmetics. It is added as a natural pigment in high-end cosmetics. ?

4. In recent years, wild berries have attracted more and more attention from the food and health care product industries, and are widely used in food coloring and astronauts, primary and secondary school students to make targeted jujube products to reduce immunity. Many biotechnology companies and large hospitals in China have imported blueberries from abroad or extracted anthocyanins from rare wild blueberries in the Xing'an Mountains to develop drugs to treat pseudomyopia and alleviate myopia.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Blueberry, Baidu Encyclopedia-Wild Blueberry