Research Advances in Functional Ingredients of Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Vaccinium vitis-idaea is a high nutritional value of natural wild berries.Vaccinium vitis-idaea contains a lot of nutrients amino acids,organic acids,various minerals,volatile components,vitamins,carbohydrates and so on.Amino acid content is also very rich,has been detected in 24 species and an appropriate proportion.It can be extracted out three-galactose-cornflower pigment as a very good natural food coloring.It also contains phenols,tannins,proanthocyanidins,flavonoids,anthocyanins and other active ingredients.In bilberry fruit,leaves and stems,have antioxidant,antibacterial,anti-microwave radiation and other effects.Bilberry fruit and leaves can be used as medicine and it have the effects of anti-aging,improve vision,anti-ulcer,anti-inflammatory,anti-cancer,diuresis,dysentery and so on.