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Jolie Rouge · 08-04-2003, 05:54 PM

Ew! Look What They Added to Burgers
Coming soon to a plate near you: A blueberry hamburger.

Food scientists at the University of Maine have discovered that when blueberry puree or blueberry powder is added to ground beef, chicken, or turkey patties, it significantly boosts the nutritional value of the classic burger, reports The Associated Press. Call it a berryburger.

This isn't the first time fruit has been added to hamburger meat. Previously cherries and prunes were added to help soften dry meat. Blueberries do more than make the burger moist. They also add cancer-fighting antioxidants and may also slightly reduce the fat content of the burgers, according to Al Bushway, a food scientist at the University of Maine. There's another advantage, too: If such a move became popular, it would boost the sales of Maine blueberries.

What does a berryburger look like?

"With the beef, it's very difficult to really tell by looking at it," Bushway explained to AP. "When you put it in ground turkey, you do get a different color. One certainly would notice." Bushway has big berry plans. The burgers will soon be taste-tested by the most discriminating diners of all: school children. He hopes it will become a food fad. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has the same hope because the burgers will be healthier and that means a lot when serving school lunches to 27 million children

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Jolie Rouge C & P Queen Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Lan astaslem ! Posts: 38,136 iTrader: (2) Thanks: 1,465 Thanked 3,536 Times in 1,949 Posts	Ew! Look What They Added to Burgers Coming soon to a plate near you: A blueberry hamburger. Food scientists at the University of Maine have discovered that when blueberry puree or blueberry powder is added to ground beef, chicken, or turkey patties, it significantly boosts the nutritional value of the classic burger, reports The Associated Press. Call it a berryburger. This isn't the first time fruit has been added to hamburger meat. Previously cherries and prunes were added to help soften dry meat. Blueberries do more than make the burger moist. They also add cancer-fighting antioxidants and may also slightly reduce the fat content of the burgers, according to Al Bushway, a food scientist at the University of Maine. There's another advantage, too: If such a move became popular, it would boost the sales of Maine blueberries. What does a berryburger look like? "With the beef, it's very difficult to really tell by looking at it," Bushway explained to AP. "When you put it in ground turkey, you do get a different color. One certainly would notice." Bushway has big berry plans. The burgers will soon be taste-tested by the most discriminating diners of all: school children. He hopes it will become a food fad. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has the same hope because the burgers will be healthier and that means a lot when serving school lunches to 27 million children __________________ Laissez les bon temps rouler! Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. a 4 day work week & sex slaves ~ I say Tyt for PRESIDENT!** Not to be taken internally, literally or seriously ....Suki ebaynni IS THAT BETTER ?