Bilberry Extract
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China [CN] Source: Vaccinium myrtillus L
Origin of raw materials: Northern Europe
Used part: fruit
Appearance: dark purple powder
Specifications: Anthocyanidins: 5%, 10%, 15%, 25% by UV
Anthocyanins: 7%, 15%, 22%, 36 %% by HPLC
Youbio Bilberry extract powder Overview:
Bilberry is native to Europe. Such berry is different from North American and Chinese blueberries. Bilberry is often confused with blueberry. In fact, both are of the same family and genus but of different species. Besides, there are many differences in terms of plant and fruit morphology. Bilberry has smaller fruit than blueberry, but has richer flavor; its fruit color is darker than blueberry and appear dark purple; blueberry pulp is green, while bilberry pulp is red or purple. The fruit of blueberry is clustered, while that of bilberry is often solitary or opposite and its fruit is soft and juicy. After being damaged, the active ingredient anthocyanin will be degraded to produce anthocyanidin.
Bilberry is native to Europe and North Africa. It grows in humid regions and is cultivated in Central and Eastern Europe. It is reproduced by seeds. Its growth environment often has acidic and barren soil. It is mostly seen in woodlands and wild heathlands and typically distributed as wild shrubs in Europe, Russia, northern Asia and North America (USA and Canada) and the Alps at an altitude of 1,500-2,000 m. It is more widely distributed in Northern Europe. It is also distributed in open pine forests in Scandinavia or in arid places, with an altitude up to 1,700 m.
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