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Blueberry nectars contain juice from wild or cultivated blueberries ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_myrtillus wikipedia]). EU legislation requires a minimum of 40% blueberry fraction and a maximum of 99%.
 
Blueberry nectars contain juice from wild or cultivated blueberries ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium_myrtillus wikipedia]). EU legislation requires a minimum of 40% blueberry fraction and a maximum of 99%.
 
The category has been subdivided in [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/category/squeezed-blueberry-nectars Squeezed blueberry nectars], for juices that come straight from blueberries, and [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/category/concentrated-blueberry-nectars Blueberry nectars from concentrate] for juice that has been first dehydrated and later hydrated.
 
  
 
There might be a difference between the American blueberry and the European blueberry. Current products are mostly the European one.  
 
There might be a difference between the American blueberry and the European blueberry. Current products are mostly the European one.  

Latest revision as of 15:37, 8 June 2023

Blueberry nectars contain juice from wild or cultivated blueberries (wikipedia). EU legislation requires a minimum of 40% blueberry fraction and a maximum of 99%.

There might be a difference between the American blueberry and the European blueberry. Current products are mostly the European one.

There is often confusion in Spanish between the arándano (silvestre) and arándano rojo (the cranberry) and thus misplaced in this category.

Ingredients

Required ingredients

Optional ingredients

Disallowed ingredients

  • any other fruit

Production process/labels

The most important labels:

Nutritional information

min 10% 90% max
Energy (kJ/100ml) 52.9 184 289 351.1
Fat (%) 0 0 0.5 0.61
Saturated fat (%) 0 0 0.1 0,21
Carbohydrates (%) 5.59 9.5 15.3 20.31
Sugars (%) 4.79 9.1 15 20.31
Fiber (%) 0 0.1 1.3 2.31
Proteins (%) 0 0 0.5 0,71
Salt (%) 0 0 0.03 0,11
Fruit (%) 39.9 40 65 65.1
Nutrition score 3 20

Related categories

  • When the product contains more than 99% Blueberry, it can be found under blueberry nectars.
  • Products with less than 50% blueberry as only fruit can be found under blueberry-based beverages.
  • Products that contain multiple other fruits can be put under Multifruit nectars of Multifruit juices.

Monitoring

For finding products that do not belong to this category, this search can be done.

References