There are a lot of saying that bilberries are blueberries, but this is wrong. Bilberry is a rhododendron family plant whose fruit is berries. Because it is similar to blueberry, it is often mistaken for bilberries, but the differences between the two are very big.
1. Difference in Country of Origin
Bilberry mainly refers to berry plants that are in Northern Europe such as Finland and Sweden; blueberry is a berry plant widely cultivated in the US, Australia, New Zealand and Chile.
2. Difference in Fruit Color
Bilberry is more orange and cold-resistant, the fruit is bright red. The color of the flesh is bright red or purple; while the blueberry fruit is blue, hence the name, the flesh color is white and green.
3. Difference in Purposes
In terms of use, bilberry is generally used as a raw material for health food to be sold, so bilberry can be regarded as a health product. Our bilberry extract powder is sold all over the world, it's popular in Europe and America. Because of relatively low effective content, it is generally flowing in the more ordinary food class, the main role is used to eat.
4. Difference in Antioxidant Level
Blueberries are a good source of antioxidants. The main ingredient that works is anthocyanin. The bilberries have 4 times the antioxidant level of a blueberry. Cranberry is the most abundant source of anthocyanins, providing 300-700mg of anthocyanins per 100g of berries. The reason is that northern Europe is close to the North Pole and has longer sunshine hours. It also determines that the health benefits of bilberries for the eyes are much higher than blueberries.
Bilberry Extract Powder is rich in anthocyanins and other active ingredients, its nutritional value and eye protection have been widely recognized. Therefore, more merchants are willing to put bilberry into the product.
