The Alaskan Blueberry is a type of wild blueberry native to North America, which, unlike cultivated berries, grows on surprisingly low bushes. They have been growing naturally in the same land for more than 10.000 years, which makes them very special.
Since it is highly perishable, the blueberry, in its many varieties, cannot be shipped fresh, so they are frozen at their maximum point of freshness. In this way, you can enjoy this berry throughout the year. Otherwise, you could only eat wild blueberries during July and August, which is the harvest season.
A cup of wild blueberries provides about 6 grams of fiber, an impressive number that makes these berries a great ally of intestinal transit. It also contains iron, zinc, and less sugar than cultivated blueberries. In total, one cup translates to roughly 80 calories, which is very little.
Blue-black in color, wild blueberries also outperform those grown in the antioxidant arena. It is estimated that they have almost twice as many flavonoids –A compounds that protect cells– than cultivated blueberries. Cranberry, strawberry, blackberry and pomegranate also lag behind when it comes to helping slow cellular aging.
Including any type of berry in the diet helps prevent heart disease, macular degeneration, diabetes and some types of cancer due to its anti-inflammatory effectEspecially if it is the so-called Alaskan blueberry, which grows from southeast Alaska to northern Oregon.