Description

Bilberry extract, blueberry extract
Item: NL*****1
Botanical origin: Vaccinium vitis-ideea
Specification: *5% Anthocyanidins
Appearance: Fine purple black powder
Type of extraction: Ethanol/Water
Solubility: Good soluble in water

Vaccinium uliginosum is native to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, at low altitudes in the Arctic, and at high altitudes south to the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the Caucasus in Europe, the mountains of Mongolia, northern China and central Japan in Asia, and the Sierra Nevada in California and the Rocky Mountains in Utah in North America.

The anthocyanins, anthocyanidins with sugar group(s), are mostly *-glucosides of the anthocyanidins. The anthocyanins are subdivided into the sugar-free anthocyanidin aglycones and the anthocyanin glycosides. As of ***3, more than **0 anthocyanins had been reported while more recent literature (early ***6), puts the number at more than **0 different anthocyanins. The difference in chemical structure that occurs in response to changes in pH is the reason why anthocyanins are often used as pH indicators, as they change from red in acids to blue in bases.

Laboratory-based evidence was provided to demonstrate potential health effects against:
 cancer
 aging and neurological diseases
 inflammation
 diabetes
 bacterial infections
 fibrocystic disease