Almost Anything Blueberry-flavored
Most of the so-called “blueberries” you find in goods like muffin mixes, cereals, yogurts, granola bars and pancake mixes aren’t dried blueberries at all. They’re made with other ingredients on the list, like red and blue dyes, sugar and oils. It’s a loophole that allows companies to market their products as including blueberries, while what they really contain is little pieces of manufactured non-blueberries they’ve given names like “blueberry crunchlets.”
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