Fruit

Skin

Blueberry skin is the thin, edible blue-purple peel that holds anthocyanin colour and much of the berry’s aromatic bite. It is never peeled for the table; you eat it with the flesh. In jam and sauce, skins fleck the gel and deepen colour. Tough or thick skins on some late cultivars can feel slightly chewy; fully ripe fruit has tender skin. The whitish bloom on the outside is protective wax. There is no culinary “crackling” use—skin stays part of the whole berry or puree.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

Cooked InFresh WholePureed In

Traits

AromaticBlue-PurpleColourfulEaten With FruitHigh PigmentSlightly TannicThinThin Edible Peel

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 59.6

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.88 g
Saturated Fat 0.05 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 5.24 mg
Salt 0.01 g
Total Carbohydrate 12.4 g
Dietary Fibre 1.89 g
Total Sugars 10.1 g
Complex / starch 1.02 g
Protein 0.55 g
Water 83.7 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 59.6 kcal
Water 83.7 g
Carbohydrates 12.4 g
- Sugars 10.1 g
- Starch 1.02 g
- Fibre 1.89 g
Protein 0.55 g
Fat 0.88 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
  - Omega-3 0.01 g
Vitamins 37.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.39 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.19 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 14 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.28 mg
- Vitamin K 4.5 µg
Minerals 345 mg
- Major Minerals 343 mg
  - Calcium 54 mg
  - Sodium 5.24 mg
  - Potassium 284 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.01 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.04 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.39 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.19 · vitamin-b6: 0.08 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 14 · vitamin-e: 0.28 · vitamin-k: 4.5 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 5.24 · Potassium: 284 · Calcium: 54 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Skin carries subcutaneous fat and collagen; crisping concentrates calories.

History

1950

Processors tracked skin colour and integrity as grade factors for fresh packs.

2000

Interest in anthocyanins highlighted blueberry skin pigments in nutrition marketing.