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. 2018 Sep 16;19(9):2785. doi: 10.3390/ijms19092785

Table 1.

Functional ingredients for preventive chronic disease in blueberry.

Chronic Disease Functional Components References
Anticancer Anthocyanins, phenolic acids, pyruvic acid, pterostilbene [15,25,26,27,28,29,30,33,34]
Anti-obesity Anthocyanins, polyphenols [35,36]
Prevent degenerative diseases Anthocyanins, chlorogenic acid, polyphenols [37,38,39,40,41]
Anti-inflammation Anthocyanins, phenolic acids, flavonoids [42,43,44,45]
Protective vision Anthocyanins, polyphenols [46,47,48]
Protective liver Anthocyanins, polyphenols [28,49,50,51]
Prevent heart diseases Anthocyanins, procyanidin, polyphenols [52,53,54]
Antidiabetes Anthocyanins, polyphenols [35,55,56,57]
Improve brain Anthocyanins, phenolics [58,59,60,61,62]
Protective lung Anthocyanins [2]
Strong bones Anthocyanins [63]
Enhance immunity Polysaccharide, polyphenols [64,65]
Prevent cardiovascular diseases Phenolic acids, flavonoid [66,67,68]
Improve cognitive decline Polyphenols [69]