Wild berries: a good source of omega-3

Abstract

It has been reported that some wild green vegetables are good sources of a-linolenic acid (ALA, an essential omega-3 fatty acid). Using available data from the Norwegian food composition table, the present study shows that three common Nordic berries (blueberry, cloudberry and cowberry) on average contain 0.7 g of fat ( ¼ 21% of total energy) and 0.25 g ALA ( ¼ 36% of total fat) per 100 g, which is quite similar to what has been reported for the ALA-rich wild green vegetables. In addition, this study shows that a hypothetical replacement of 5% of Norwegian 8th grade girls' diet, with a similar energy amount of wild berries, would significantly improve the diet -also improve intake of nutrients not commonly associated with berries.

Evidences of the cardioprotective potential of fruits: The case of cranberries

“…Accordingly to United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/food comp/search/), cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) are largely constituted of water (87% w/w) with carbohydrates accounting for approximately the balance of its weight (12% ; Table 1). Despite not having an important fat content, the high proportion of n-3 long-chain fatty acids in berries makes them an important proportion of the daily intakes in some populations [61]. The list of other macro and micronutrients found in cranberries is also shown in Table 1.…”

Berry meals and risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome

“…Berries are known to contain high amounts of vitamins, phenolic compounds, trace elements and fiber, as well as beneficial fatty acid composition (Kalt et al, 1999;Kallio et al, 2002;Määttä-Riihinen et al, 2004;Bere, 2007). A daily amount of 155 g of mixed berries has been shown to improve some factors associated with cardiovascular health and thus possibly to reduce the risk of vascular problems (Erlund et al, 2008).…”

Total Phenol Content and Antimicrobial Activity of Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) from Several Areas in the Eastern Carpathians

“…Lingonberry also contains condensed tannins, called proanthocyanidins (Chung et al, 1998) led lignans (10-15 mg/kg dry weight whereas more than 116 anthocyanins and flavonoids compounds have been isolated and identified primarily from the fruits or leaves (Kalt et Bere (2007) noticed, that n 3 fatty acids were present in lingonberry, in 0.14 respectively 0.18 g/100g concentration. According to .…”

“…(2003), the main acids of the northern region rry juices are citric and malic acids, while juice of n benzoic acid in amount of 0.1 case of lingonberry, it is the benzoic acid concentration which is especially high (up to 1.3 g/l free benzoic acid) Thus, evaluating the antimicrobial efficacy of phenolic compounds either in food matrices or in pH was a very important parameter to be . It was demonstrated that lingonberry may affect the activity of several human pathogenic and food spoilage bacteria (Caillet Several Bere (2007) noticed, that n 3 fatty acids were present in lingonberry, in 0.14 respectively 0.18 g/100g concentration. According to .…”