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Colour is the first organoleptic property that consumers appreciate of a foodstuff. In blueberry (Vaccinium
spp.) fruits, the anthocyanins are the principal pigments determining the colour as well as many of the
beneficial effects attributed to this functional food. Commercial blueberry-derived products represent
important sources of these healthy molecules all year round.
In this study, blueberries were produced into purees comparing two homogenization methods and fur-

Fruits of Lycium barbarum L., have been used in Chinese traditional medicine for centuries. In the last decade, there has been much interest in the potential health benefits of many biologically constituents of these fruits. The high level of carotenoids offers protection against development of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and related comorbidities.