Blueberry Juice Powder – Organic

Organic Blueberry Juice Powder is a delicious, versatile, and easy-to-use ingredient made from carefully processed organic blueberries. Bursting with naturally sweet and tangy flavor, this powder can be added to smoothies, teas, yogurt, baked goods, and more.

With its vibrant color and fruity aroma, organic blueberry juice powder enhances both the taste and appearance of your favorite recipes. Convenient and shelf-stable, it’s a simple way to enjoy the essence of ripe blueberries year-round.

While all fruits are well known for their bright, vibrant colors and highly nourishing polyphenolic content, these powerful blue nuggets of deliciousness, also known as brain berries, are considered one of the world’s most nutritious and well-studied common fruits. 

Blueberries are native to North America, with 98% of their production happening in just ten states.

Blueberries are chuck full of a wide range of potent compounds known to nourish the body extraordinarily. Some of those compounds include:

Polyphenols

Polyphenols are a term used to describe a general category of compounds found in a broad spectrum of fruits, vegetables, and tea that work as “reducing agents” along with other compounds known as antioxidants to support a healthy inflammation response and the body’s ability to protect and repair damaged tissue caused by oxidative stress. While over 8000 polyphenols have been identified, some of the most common are flavonoids, flavonols, and anthocyanins. The importance of discussing these various compounds allows you to more clearly understand the wide range and complexity of nourishment you are getting from these powerful foods.

Flavonoids

Flavonoids are a group of water-soluble polyphenolic secondary metabolites found in plants thought to provide health benefits through cell signaling (The process when a cell responds to a substance outside the cell through signaling molecules found on the surface of that cell) and antioxidant effects. Secondary metabolites are substances manufactured by plants that make them compete in their environment, exerting a wide range of effects on the plant itself and the surrounding living organisms, including flowing, fruit setting, signal deciduous behavior, and acting as antimicrobials.

Over 50,000 secondary metabolites have been discovered, and many modern medicines rely on them for their mechanism of action. There are six major subclasses of flavonoids;  Anthocyanidins, flavan-3-ols, flavonols, flavanones, flavones, and isoflavones. These account for around 60% of all polyphenols.

Flavonols

Flavonols are polyphenols belonging to the flavonoid family with a ketone group studied for their wide range of biological activities (antioxidant, antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, modulating inflammation, and vasodilation). They primarily accumulate in the outer tissues(skin and leaves) of fruits and vegetables, are the building blocks of proanthocyanins (compounds that are attributed to the colors of fruits and vegetables), and are most widespread in the human diet.

Anthocyanins

Anthocyanins (flavonoid water-soluble pigments that give fruits and vegetables their color) account for about 60% of the total polyphenols in blueberries, yielding approximately 500 mg/100 grams, ranking them at #16 (behind some pretty impressive contenders) for the food’s richest in polyphenols. Other predominant bioactive components found in blueberries are pterostilbene, resveratrol, and the flavonols kaempferol, quercetin, and myricetin. They represent the pigments that exhibit the bright red, purple, and blue colors found in fruits and vegetables. The six most common are Cyanidins, Delphinidins, Malvidins, Peonidins, Petunidins, and Pelargonidins.

Blueberries: Nature’s Brain Food Tonic

Also known as brain berries, blueberries have an impressive body of preliminary and human studies showing the broad spectrum of nourishing benefits on the brain and nervous system. It seems that one of blueberries’ primary mechanisms of action is their direct effect on improving vascular and cerebral blood flow. In simple terms, cerebral blood flow is a measure of the blood delivery rate in the arteries to a capillary bed in the brain tissue. While researchers found that up to six cups of blueberries daily improved memory in just 12 weeks, this was determined to be an unrealistic dose for most people to stay consistent with. Therefore, it was then determined that just one cup a day of blueberries for older adults showed some improvement in long-term memory.

A study in neural regeneration research conducted on young and old participants showed that consuming blueberries daily increased blood flow to key brain areas and improvements in memory and attention.

A survey of the antioxidant capacity and phenolic composition of blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries concluded that blueberries have exceptionally high levels of anthocyanidins and proanthocyanins.

Another study examining blueberry supplementation’s acute impact on children’s cognitive function showed the following. The blueberry group showed significant improvement over the placebo group in memory in as little as 90 minutes. It was also revealed that the higher dose produced consistently better results. Therefore, this study demonstrated blueberry’s fast-acting nature on brain tissue and its ability to improve brain performance.

Finally, a noteworthy preliminary study discussing the effects of feeding mice a combination of omega-three fatty acids, blueberries, and phosphatidyl serine showed that the group fed this mixture showed fewer amyloid plaques and an increased amount of acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that begins impulse transmission between neurons. A deficiency of acetylcholine is linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

Blueberries: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

According to TCM, blueberries are cool in temperature, have a sweet and sour flavor, enter through the lung, stomach, and spleen channels, and are specifically used to clear heat and dampness. According to TCM, dampness creates a sluggish internal environment and obstructs the flow of QI. In TCM, the liver represents springtime. Because blueberries are a late spring through mid-summer fruit, in TCM, they are also known to eliminate toxins and nourish the liver, Yin, and blood.

Blueberry Juice Powder: Balanced and Concentrated

Juice powders are one of many versions of what is known as extract powders. The umbrella term “extract powder” describes various highly concentrated versions of foods and herbs in either powder or liquid form.

These different versions on the market create unique variables for how these highly concentrated foods are potentially used for their nourishing qualities. Some of these variables are defined in concentration levels.

Full spectrum extracts concentrate a food or herb as a whole (1:1, 4:1, 10:1, 25:1, and 100:1), so you are getting all constituents found in that food in a highly concentrated, well-balanced manner.

A juice powder comes closest to a full-spectrum concentration. Although the fiber has been removed in a juice powder (which may take away some nourishing properties), all other nutrients and compounds are perfectly balanced and more concentrated.  Yes, there are indeed products on the market that concentrate and isolate specific constituents; they are known as standardized extracts. These products are quite effective at supporting specifically targeted mechanisms of action. Still, they are not a genuine part of tonic herbalism because they don’t produce a well-balanced end product or effect.

Z Natural Foods hand-picks specific ingredients for our customers based on three concepts to provide the best quality product possible to support optimal well-being. 

• Versatility
• History of safe and effective usage
• Strong evidence of positive research outcomes in humans

 

Some research suggests that Blueberries may contain the following constituents:

• Minerals: Magnesium, Phosphorus, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Selenium
• Vitamins: Vitamin C, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B-6, Folate, Choline, Betaine, Vitamin A (RAE), Vitamin A (IU), Lutein & Zeaxanthin, Vitamin E, Beta Tocopherol, Gamma Tocopherol, Delta Tocopherol, Vitamin K
• Amino Acids: Tryptophan, Threonine, Isoleucine, Leucine Lysine, Methionine, Cystine, Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Valine, Arginine, Histidine, Alanine, Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid, Proline, Serine
• Anthocyanidins: Petunidin, Delphinidin, Malvidin, Peonidin, Cyanidin
• Flavan-3-: Catechin, Epigallocatechin, Epicatechin, Gallocatechin
• Flavones: Luteolin
• Flavonols: Kaempferol, Myricetin, Quercetin
• Proanthocyanidins: Proanthocyanidin Monomers, Proanthocyanidin Dimers, Proanthocyanidin Trimers, Proanthocyanidin 4-6mers, Proanthocyanidin 7-10mers, Proanthocyanidin (>10mers)

This product is natural and minimally processed: Taste, smell, texture, and color may vary from batch to batch. Go here to learn why our products may naturally vary.

Please Note:

• This powder naturally tends to clump.
• If clumping occurs, lay the bag on a flat surface and place a towel over the bag.
• Then pound on the bag until the clumps break up.
• The towel will help protect the bag from damage.

Suggested Use: Mix one tablespoon with juice and yogurt, or add to your favorite smoothie or recipes.

Mixing suggestion: To increase flavor and nutritional profile, combine coconut oil and walnuts in a smoothie.

Miscellaneous facts about our organic Blueberry Juice Powder

Certifications: Certified USDA Organic.

Ingredients: Organic Blueberry, Organic Maltodextrin (from corn).

Parts Used: Whole Blueberries (no seed).

Botanical Name: Vaccinium corymbosum.
Other Names: High Bush Blueberry.

Origin: Grown and Juiced in China. Packaged with care in Florida, USA.