Scientific Research

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) funds research studies that are grounded in sound science, use rigorous methodology, and are conducted by autonomous researchers at well-established institutions. All published research is submitted to peer-reviewed journals by the researcher, independent of the USHBC.

Explore the full overview of research specifically funded by the USHBC, and examine the full body of evidence on blueberry science by browsing the research topics below.

Quality factors, antioxidant activity, and sensory properties of jet-tube dried rabbiteye blueberries

Laura A Pallas, Ronald B Pegg, William L Kerr
J Sci Food Agric . 2013 Jun;93(8):1887-97. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.5985.
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Survival and inactivation of human norovirus surrogates in blueberry juice by high-pressure homogenization

Katie Marie Horm, P Michael Davidson, Federico M Harte, Doris Helen D'Souza
Foodborne Pathog Dis . 2012 Nov;9(11):974-9.
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Bilberry and blueberry anthocyanins act as powerful intracellular antioxidants in mammalian cells

Spela Moze Bornsek, Lovro Ziberna, Tomaz Polak, Andreja Vanzo, Natasa Poklar Ulrih, Veronika Abram, Federica Tramer, Sabina Passamonti
Food Chem . 2012 Oct 15;134(4):1878-84.
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The cognitive effects of acute blueberry anthocyanin interventions on 7–9 year old children

Whyte, A.R., Williams, C.M.
Appetite, v. 59,.2 pp. 637.
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Blanching improves anthocyanin absorption from highbush blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum L.) purée in healthy human volunteers: a pilot study

Cristian Del Bo', Patrizia Riso, Ada Brambilla, Claudio Gardana, Anna Rizzolo, Paolo Simonetti, Gianni Bertolo, Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, Marisa Porrini
J Agric Food Chem . 2012 Sep 12;60(36):9298-304.
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Effect of blueberry juice on clearance of buspirone and flurbiprofen in human volunteers

Michael J Hanley, Gina Masse, Jerold S Harmatz, Paul F Cancalon, Gregory G Dolnikowski, Michael H Court, David J Greenblatt
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2013 Apr;75(4):1041-52.
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Consumption of blueberries with a high-carbohydrate, low-fat breakfast decreases postprandial serum markers of oxidation

Bryan C Blacker, Shannon M Snyder, Dennis L Eggett, Tory L Parker
Br J Nutr. 2013 May;109(9):1670-7.
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Effect of dietary blueberry pomace on selected metabolic factors associated with high fructose feeding in growing Sprague-Dawley rats

Ramesh C Khanal, Luke R Howard, Samuel E Wilkes, Theodore J Rogers, Ronald L Prior
J Med Food . 2012 Sep;15(9):802-10.
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Prophylactic neuroprotection by blueberry-enriched diet in a rat model of light-induced retinopathy

François Tremblay, Jenna Waterhouse, Janette Nason, Wilhelmina Kalt
J Nutr Biochem . 2013 Apr;24(4):647-55.
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