Blueberries are popular fruits, especially in North America. They are delicious eaten on their own or baked into other sweet and savoury dishes. Blueberries are becoming more popular in Scotland although the blueberry industry is in it's infancy in this country.
Blueberry sales in
the UK lag significantly behind sales of berries such as strawberries
and raspberries, especially during the height of their respective growing
seasons. During the peak season, only 2.5% of all households buy blueberries
– compared with 70% who purchase strawberries. Blueberry consumers
are mainly wealthy, small households with no children.
Blueberry nutritional information
| Nutrient | Amount/100g | RDA of nutrient |
| Water | 85.9 g | |
| Energy | 30 kcal | 2000kcal (women) 2500kcal (men) |
| Protein | 0.6g | |
| Fat | 0.2 g | |
| Carbohydrate | 6.9 g | |
| Glucose | 3.3 g | |
| Fructose | 3.3 g | |
| Fibre | 1.8 g | |
| Folate (Folic Acid) | 6 micrograms |
200 micrograms |
| Vitamin C | 17 milligrams | 60 milligrams |
| Vitamin E | - | 4 milligrams (men) |
| 3 milligrams (women) | ||
| Potassium | 88 milligrams | 3500 milligrams |
| Iron | 0.5 milligrams | 8.7 milligrams (men) |
| 14.8 milligrams (women) |
Nutritional information from The Composition of Foods (5th Edition); Holland, Unwin, Buss
Recommended Daily Amount
as recommended by the Foods Standards Agency (UK)