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Why aren’t blueberries blue?
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Why aren’t blueberries blue?

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Answer: Blueberries have anthocyanins, water-soluble vacuolar pigments. Depending on their pH, they can appear in colors such as red,purple; etc. Because anthocynanins absorb UV light, they have this dark blue/purple color.
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