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Why aren't blueberries blue?

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Blueberries aren't actually blue, but deep purple, which is the colour of anthocyanin, a pigment that is especially rich in blueberries

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Berries contain powerful antioxidant 'anthocyanin' which gives red, blue, purple, black colour to the fruit. Normally deep purple berries which are blueberries are common to considered as blue berries because their deep purple colour considered blue in medieval period.

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