Blueberries for Fresh Eating and Processing

Introduction

Tasty fresh blueberries are a beloved summertime pleasure to many habitancy over the country. Fresh blueberries are in season while the summer months, and are available frozen all year around.

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In the summer warm temperatures make harvested blueberries very perishable. They can decline rapidly in quality if not cooled soon after picking. Warm, ripe blueberries can leak, juice as a effect of rough handling. This provides ideal conditions for decay to start right after they are picked. Shelf- life investigations have established remarkable reductions in decay are inherent by rapid and fully cooling blueberries right after they are picked. Cooling slows down the sure decline in quality after picking. You should cool blueberries as soon as inherent after being picked and all the time if possible, within 4 hours of being harvested.

As may be expected, there are sure differences in the middle of different blueberry varieties. Some varieties will keep much longer than other varieties. The following list is some of the blueberry varieties and their shelf life after picking and stored under refrigeration. Some such as Bluegold and legacy have exceptional shelf lives. Both of these blueberry varieties also have superior flavor. This makes them particularly good for fresh eating and warehouse for a time while they are being eaten over a month after picking.

Table of blueberries shelf life, flavor and yield

Varieties for processing, shelf life, Flavor, yield at maturity (lbs/bush)

Arch blue, superior, sweet to sub acid, 15
Earliblue, average, large, delicious, 5-10
Duke, average, very sweet, 10 to 15
Reka, good, good flavor,
Northland, average, wild berry flavor, 15-20
Bluejay, average, medium/large, 10 to 20
Hardyblue, average, exceptionally sweet,
Draper, store well, good flavor
Bluegold, superior (up to five weeks), superior fruit, 12
Bluecrop, average, , high quality, 10 to 20
Legacy, above midpoint (up to four weeks), robust flavor, 10 to 20
Rubel, midpoint high anti-oxidants levels, full flavor, 8 to 10
Jersey, above midpoint shelf life, best flavor of all, 5 -10
Ozarkblue, Shelf life is superior, sweet to sub acid, 15
Liberty, above midpoint shelf life, medium in size,
Brigitta, colossal retention quality, well-balanced flavor, 10 to 20
Echota, exquisite shelf life, great taste, 10 to 20
Little giant, average, rated very high, 15
Top Hat, midpoint good for muffins, good, 2 to6
Premier, shop very well, excellent flavor, 8-16
Patriot, excellent flavor, 10 - 15
North Blue, shop well, very good, 3 - 7
Nelson, good shelf life, good, 10 - 15
Jubilee, long shelf life, high quality fruit, bountiful
Hannah's Choice, average, best flavor, 10 - 12
Friendship, good, superb flavor, 4 - 8

When choosing blueberries to grow in your garden shelf life and flavor are two qualities you may wish to consider. There are of course of factors that may be leading to you such as antioxidant levels. The use of the berries such as baking in muffins, using to make jams etc. Small berries normally have higher levels of antioxidants than other varieties and are also a good size for use in baking such thing as muffins, and pancakes. Top Hat and Rubel are examples of wild blueberries with very high levels of antioxidants and also of a size favorable for using in baked goods. Duke is an example as shown in explore trails that is exceptional for development good blueberry jam.

Blueberries for Fresh Eating and Processing

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