Expo Fresh Blueberries have been a successful addition to the products we grow. Our Expo Fresh blueberries are large sized, firm, medium blue in color and thick skin. The characteristic bloom of our blueberries is another sign of freshness in the product we deliver to our customers. Improving the quality of blueberries is a top priority for Expo Fresh Growers.
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Expo Fresh offers two different sizes of healthy fresh blueberries during our season:
Health Benefits of Blueberries
Blueberries are considered as one of the fruits with the highest antioxidant content. This one fruit is not only delicious, but it is also full of nutritional benefits for power.
Here are some reasons blueberries are superfoods:
Blueberries have the highest antioxidant capacity of any of the popular fruits and vegetables.
They help improve vision problems.
Blueberries help to improve different cognitive functions such as memory, delay aging in a healthy way, help reduce glucose concentration in blood.
Sweet, fat-free and delicious, blueberries are a great option for weight loss and maintenance.
Blueberries are a great source of fiber. These tasty fruits provide 4 grams per serving.
Naturally low in sugar and calories. One cup only contains about 80 calories.
They are also high in vitamin C and a good source of potassium. Blueberries are good for your bones, because they both contain iron, calcium, zinc, vitamin K, phosphorous, manganese, and magnesium.
As with all fruit, blueberries are high in water (85%). Thus, blueberries hydrate your body naturally
May help reduce the risk of heart disease, fight some types of cancer. Because they don’t contain sodium but do contain a variety of other nutrients, blueberries may help to lower blood pressure.
Blueberries taste delicious and make many other foods tastier!
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Nutrition Facts
One cup of blueberries contains:
- 80 calories per serving
- 4 grams of daily fiber
- Less than 0.5 gram of fat
- 14 mg or nearly 25% of the daily requirement for Vitamin C
Easy Ways to Incorporate Blueberries into Your Daily Diet:
- Eat team as they are!
- Blend them up in a nourishing smoothie.
- Add them to your ice cream or frozen yogurt.
- Incorporate them into a healthy fruit salad.
- Make blueberry jam.
- Bake them into muffins.
- Throw them into your oatmeal or cereal.
- Mix them into homemade energy bites.
Our Recipes
Blueberries
Blueberry Cheesecake
INGREDIENTS 250g shortbread biscuits 80g unsalted butter, melted 250g softened