• @I_Fart_Glitter
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    28 months ago

    I had always wondered why blueberries are no longer blue when smooshed. Interesting.

    • @gnate
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      38 months ago

      That’s also a difference between blueberries and bilberries, which are often sold as blueberries. One of them is blue throughout, if I recall, but is more common on Europe vs. USA.

      • @angrystego
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        28 months ago

        Both are structurally blue on the outside. Blueberries are purple inside (pigments) while bilberries are white inside (structurally, I guess).

    • @asdfasdfasdf
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      38 months ago

      Does it actually say that somewhere? So far what I’ve read just saying the color isn’t from pigment.

      • @I_Fart_Glitter
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        28 months ago

        I thought that was what “structural color from wax bloom” meant. It’s just the texture of the waxy bloom on the skin of the fruit, not any actual pigment.

        • @asdfasdfasdf
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          28 months ago

          Wouldn’t that mean we could wipe blueberries with a towel and it would come off on the towel and wouldn’t be blue anymore? Maybe I should try and see.