Danyan Ding^1,2 , Shiying Yu¹ , Yeping  Han^1,2

1 Cuixi Academy of Biotechnology, Zhuji, 311800, P.R. China
2 Institute of Life Science, Jiyang College of Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji, P.R. China
Author    Correspondence author
Field Crop, 2023, Vol. 6, No. 2   
Received: 15 Jun., 2023    Accepted: 21 Jun., 2023    Published: 30 Jun., 2023

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Blueberry ((Vaccinium spp.), commonly known as the blueberry type plant of Vaccinium genus in the family of Ericaceae, belongs to the Ericaceae family. The plants in this genus are evergreen or deciduous shrubs, and the size of the tree varies significantly depending on the variety. Blueberries are a nutritious fruit with multiple effects such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, and lipid-lowering. In recent years, the blueberry industry has become the fastest growing new fruit trees industry due to the large business scale, specialized cultivation and product development at home and abroad. At present, the main producing areas of blueberries in the world are distributed in North America, Europe, Chile, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and other places. China is also one of the important producer countries of blueberries, which are mainly distributed in northeast, north, northwest, east, southwest China and other regions. Blueberries, as an emerging healthy and health caring fruit, have enormous development potential in the market. With the continuous improvement of technology, the processing forms of blueberries are diverse, including dried blueberries, blueberry wine, blueberry jam, blueberry juice and so on. In order to comprehensively grasp the value of blueberries as fruits, this review further explores the current development status of blueberries as a valuable fruit in production and processing by integrating data analysis.

Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.); Nutritive value; Processing; Development