Wild Blueberry Powder crystallizes the Nordic forest into a fine violet dust. Hand-picked bilberries from boreal undergrowth are freeze dried within hours, milled below forty degrees Celsius, and screened for heavy metals and microbial load before export. 

The process preserves anthocyanins, polyphenols, and prebiotic pectins that position Wild Blueberry Powder as flavor architect, color source, and functional ally in La Botanique Sacrée formulations.

Chemical Composition

Analytical profiles report total anthocyanins above 550 mg per 100 g expressed as cyanidin-3-glucoside equivalents pubs.acs.org.

Major pigments include delphinidin-3-galactoside, cyanidin-3-galactoside, and petunidin derivatives that build the signature indigo tone mdpi.com .

Wild Blueberry Powder contains 6 – 8 percent fibre and delivers oxygen radical absorbance capacity near 9600 µmol TE per 100 g, outranking cultivated berries.

Vitamin C averages 23 mg per 100 g while potassium approaches 100 mg and manganese 2 mg .

Origin & Nutritional Composition

Lowbush bilberry shrubs thrive on acidic podzol soils from Finland to Arctic Norway where summer daylight lasts up to twenty hours, concentrating sugars and phenolics.

Ten grams of Wild Blueberry Powder provide roughly thirty calories, three grams carbohydrate, one gram protein, and one gram fibre with negligible fat, yet supply a meaningful anthocyanin pulse equal to a full handful of fresh fruit.

Freeze dried milling retains 92 percent of original polyphenols when drying temperature stays below forty degrees, superior to thermal dehydration which loses up to 49 percent

Reported Health Benefits

Anthocyanin metabolites modulate endothelial nitric-oxide signalling which supports healthy circulation. 

Randomised trials show berry polyphenols encourage favourable shifts in gut microbiota, expanding Bifidobacterium populations and dampening blood-pressure rise in adults pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 

In vitro digestion models reveal that Wild Blueberry Powder anthocyanins retain 58 percent stability through gastric and intestinal phases, outperforming thermally dried counterparts mdpi.com . 

Cultural Significance & Historical Significance

Finnish folklore treats bilberry as forest guardian; children once stained cheeks with fresh pulp believing the color protected eyesight on winter nights.

Swedish wartime rations included bilberry soup for vitamin resilience, cementing its national identity

Flavor Profile

Wild Blueberry Powder opens with twilight-ripe berry, cedar, and faint spruce resin. Acidity balances honeyed depth, producing clarity that lifts cacao, roots, and nut flour without cloying sweetness. Heat is absent; colour blooms royal purple on contact with moisture.

Fun Tidbits

• EU novel-food registers list bilberry powder as traditional and exempt from authorisation thanks to long consumption history.
  
  

• A kilogram of Wild Blueberry Powder requires about eleven kilograms fresh berries, reflecting remarkable nutrient density.
  
  

• Saplings colonise fire-scorched land rapidly, making bilberry an ecological nurse species.

Wild Blueberry Powder supplies pigment integrity, tart counterpoint, and polyphenol breadth that steadies turmeric bitterness, sea buckthorn zing, and Gula Java caramel. Its pectin matrix binds dry blends without chalk and extends aroma residence, aligning with our modern apothecary ethos.

Sourcing Information
Berry pickers in Finnish Lapland hand rake fruit under organic certification, flash freeze on site, then transport in vacuum-lined containers to a Helsinki facility for gentle sublimation. Lots must confirm moisture below four percent, pesticide residues under European detection limits, and micro counts under 100 CFU per gram.

Products Featuring Wild Blueberry Powder

• PSALM BAKE – Runic baking blend where Gula Java lifts turmeric, wild blueberry, and hazelnut flour for rustic sweetness