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Vascular benefits of blueberries

In a month-long study of 40 healthy volunteers, researchers at King’s College London discovered that daily consumption of 200 grams of blueberries resulted in improved blood vessel function and decreased systolic blood pressure, health benefits that may be due to the vascular effects of anthocyanins, which predominantly circulate in blood as phenolic acid metabolites.   During the […]

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Ultraviolet light: potential to produce decontamination method

A study published in the Journal of Food Science investigates two emerging decontamination technologies for fresh produce—pulsed light (PL) and ultraviolet light (UV), in combination with washing (referred to as water‐assisted PL [WPL] and water‐assisted UV [WUV]). The researchers tested blueberries, grape tomatoes, and iceberg lettuce shreds to represent fresh vegetables and fruits with smooth […]