Nutrition Analysis
Nutrient Content of Blueberries
The nutrient chart below is taken from the US Department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database Standard Reference, Release 20 (2007). Nutrient content charts for frozen and canned blueberries are also available at this USDA website. http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/index.htm

Nutrient Units Value per 100 grams Number of Data Points Std. Error 1.00 X 1cup 148g
Proximates

Water

g

84.21

12

0.672

124.63

Energy

kcal

57

0

0

84

Energy

kj

240

0

0

355

Protein

g

0.74

12

0.019

1.10

Total lipid (fat)

g

0.33

12

0.018

0.49

Ash

g

0.24

12

0.005

0.36

Carbohydrate, by difference

g

14.49

0

0

21.45

Fiber, total dietary

g

2.4

4

0.124

3.6

Sugars, total

g

9.96

8

0.55

14.74

Sucrose

g

0.11

8

0

0.16

Glucose (dextrose)

g

4.88

8

0.275

7.22

Fructose

g

4.97

8

0.276

7.36

Lactose

g

0.00

8

0

0.00

Maltose

g

0.00

8

0

0.00

Galactose

g

0.00

8

0

0.00

Starch

g

0.03

4

0.027

0.04

Minerals

Calcium, Ca

mg

6

12

0.785

9

Iron, Fe

mg

0.28

12

0.011

0.41

Magnesium, Mg

mg

6

12

0.197

9

Phosphorus, P

mg

12

12

0.508

18

Potassium, K

mg

77

6

5.45

114

Sodium, Na

mg

1

6

0.353

1

Zinc, Zn

mg

0.16

12

0.017

0.24

Copper, Cu

mg

0.057

12

0.014

0.084

Manganese, Mn

mg

0.336

8

0

0.497

Selenium, Se

mcg

0.1

2

0

0.1

Vitamins

Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid

mg

9.7

4

0

14.4

Thiamin

mg

0.037

12

0.006

0.055

Riboflavin

mg

0.041

12

0

0.061

Niacin

mg

0.418

12

0.089

0.619

Pantothenic acid

mg

0.124

12

0.008

0.184

Vitamin B-6

mg

0.052

12

0

0.077

Folate, total

mcg

6

12

0.123

9

Folic acid

mcg

0

0

0

0

Folate, food

mcg

6

12

0.123

9

Folate, DFE

mcg_DFE

6

0

0

9

Choline, total

mg

6.0

0

0

8.9

Betaine

mg

0.2

1

0

0.3

Vitamin B-12

mcg

0.00

0

0

0.00

Vitamin B-12, added

mcg

0.00

0

0

0.00

Vitamin A, IU

IU

54

0

0

80

Vitamin A, RAE

mcg_RAE

3

0

0

4

Retinol

mcg

0

0

0

0

Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)

mg

0.57

4

0.097

0.84

Vitamin E, added

mg

0.00

0

0

0.00

Tocopherol, beta

mg

0.01

4

0

0.01

Tocopherol, gamma

mg

0.36

4

0.048

0.53

Tocopherol, delta

mg

0.03

4

0.009

0.04

Vitamin K (phylloquinone)

mcg

19.3

8

1.546

28.6

Lipids

Fatty acids, total saturated

g

0.028

0

0

0.041

4:0

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

6:0

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

8:0

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

10:0

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

12:0

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

14:0

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

16:0

g

0.017

0

0

0.025

18:0

g

0.005

0

0

0.007

Fatty acids, total monounsaturated

g

0.047

0

0

0.070

16:1 undifferentiated

g

0.002

0

0

0.003

18:1 undifferentiated

g

0.047

0

0

0.070

20:1

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

22:1 undifferentiated

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated

g

0.146

0

0

0.216

18:2 undifferentiated

g

0.088

0

0

0.130

18:3 undifferentiated

g

0.058

0

0

0.086

18:4

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

20:4 undifferentiated

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

20:5 n-3

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

22:5 n-3

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

22:6 n-3

g

0.000

0

0

0.000

Cholesterol

mg

0

0

0

0

Amino acids

Tryptophan

g

0.003

0

0

0.004

Threonine

g

0.020

0

0

0.030

Isoleucine

g

0.023

0

0

0.034

Leucine

g

0.044

0

0

0.065

Lysine

g

0.013

0

0

0.019

Methionine

g

0.012

0

0

0.018

Cystine

g

0.008

0

0

0.012

Phenylalanine

g

0.026

0

0

0.038

Tyrosine

g

0.009

0

0

0.013

Valine

g

0.031

0

0

0.046

Arginine

g

0.037

0

0

0.055

Histidine

g

0.011

0

0

0.016

Alanine

g

0.031

0

0

0.046

Aspartic acid

g

0.057

0

0

0.084

Glutamic acid

g

0.091

0

0

0.135

Glycine

g

0.031

0

0

0.046

Proline

g

0.028

0

0

0.041

Serine

g

0.022

0

0

0.033

Other

Alcohol, ethyl

g

0.0

0

0

0.0

Caffeine

mg

0

0

0

0

Theobromine

mg

0

0

0

0

Carotene, beta

mcg

32

16

3.292

47

Carotene, alpha

mcg

0

12

0

0

Cryptoxanthin, beta

mcg

0

12

0

0

Lycopene

mcg

0

6

0

0

Lutein + zeaxanthin

mcg

80

6

5.65

118


USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20 (2007)
NDB No:09050 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)