Food of the Week: Blueberries


	Food of the Week: Blueberries
kkcapricorn
6-21-2009 7:58 PM
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nutrition, health
kkcapricorn says:
Blueberries
1.00 cup
145.00 grams
81.20 calories
Nutrient Amount DV
(%) Nutrient
Density World's Healthiest
Foods Rating
vitamin C 18.86 mg 31.4 7.0 very good
manganese 0.40 mg 20.0 4.4 very good
dietary fiber 3.92 g 15.7 3.5 very good
vitamin E 1.46 mg 7.3 1.6 good
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