Besides their colorful history, there are other interesting things about blueberries.including:
- American poet, Robert Frost, loved blueberries so he wrote a poem about them. You guessed it; the poem was called "Blueberries."
- America's favorite muffin is, of course, blueberry.
- Blueberries are one of the only natural foods that are truly blue in color.
- July is national blueberry month because that is the peak of the harvest season.
- The pale, powder-like protective coating on the skin of blueberries is called "bloom."
- The anthocyanin present in blueberries is good for eyesight.
- Blueberries contain more antioxidants than most other fruits or vegetables and may help prevent damage caused by cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's.
- A blueberry extract diet improves balance, coordination, and short-term memory in aging rats.
- The blueberry industry of North America ships over 500 metric tons of fresh berries to Japan each year and over 100 metric tons to Iceland.
- Blueberries are naturally low in both fat and sodium.
- Maine is the blueberry production capital of North America and produces almost 100 percent of all berries harvested in the country.
- Blueberries grow best in acidic soil at a pH of four to five and make a good container plant.
- Minnesota claims the blueberry muffin as its official state muffin and New Jersey claims the berry as its official state fruit.
- Blueberries are the official berries of Nova Scotia, Canada.
Did You Know?
The annual harvest of North American blueberries would cover a four lane highway from Chicago to New York if spread out in a single layer.Taken from: http://www.2020site.org/fun-facts/Blueberry-Fun-Facts.html
