Tasty and healthy blueberry is interesting not only because it can be eaten, but also because its foliage is also widely used. It grows mainly in cold climates, and collect it in the fall. It is really as good for the body as it is pleasant to the taste. True, we should not forget that moderation in eating berries is very desirable.
Like many other berries, after washing it quickly deteriorates, so you should wash the blueberries immediately before eating, and not beforehand. The Russian name for blueberry is due to the color of its juice, which can easily stain your hands, mouth and clothes. Blueberry bushes can reach 0.5 meters in height, but in the north, on the tundra, its dwarf variety grows only 2-3 centimeters high. Blueberry flowers are always tilted down to the ground. This helps the plant to protect the pollen from rain.
As the name suggests, this berry is really black, but sometimes it appears bluish due to the wax coating. But washed blueberries immediately become bright and completely black. Blueberry seeds are not digested in mammals. So the plant and multiplies – the birds eat berries, and then spread the seeds along with droppings throughout the district. The closest relatives of bilberry from the point of view of biology are lingonberries and cranberries. Blueberries contain only a small amount of acids, but a lot of vitamins A and B.
And the berries themselves, and blueberry leaves are widely used in traditional medicine. It is believed that its use in food helps prevent many eye diseases. Bilberry grows mainly in the north of Europe and Asia, but it was introduced into North America, where it settled down well. Blueberry bushes begin to bear fruit only for 2-3 years of life. A hybrid of bilberry and blueberry is popular with gardeners.
This berries are very low in calories. 1 kilogram of blueberries contains only about 570 kcal. In English, the same word is used to denote blueberries and blueberries – blueberry, which translates as “blue berry”. In the Russian city of Krasnovishersk annual festival of blueberries.
