Blog: Bilberries and lingonberries – health effects and health claims

The new Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR), launched in June 2023, clearly states that berries, along with fruit and vegetables, are part of a healthy and sustainable diet. The recommendation is that we should eat 500 - 800 g of vegetables, fruit and berries per day. There is also great interest in developing new, innovative, healthy and sustainable products from Swedish forest berries. For example, FINEST has studied the potential of malolactic fermentation to reduce the acidity of juices from lingonberries and bilberries. It is therefore interesting and relevant to take a closer look at what we know about the health effects of Swedish forest berries, such as lingonberries and bilberries, and what food companies are allowed to say about berries health effects in labeling and marketing to consumers.

Read Susanne Bryngelssons blog about bilberries and lingonberries and what we know about their health effects and health claims →