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Theoretical Background ✓ Βilberry ( Vaccinium myrtillus ) ❖ Known as bilberry, whortleberry, blaeberry, or Arctic blueberry Kingdom Plantae Order Ericales Family Ericaceae Genus Vaccinium Species V. myrtillus ❖ Northern Europe ❖ Phenolic acids, flavanols, flavonols, stilbenes, tannins, organic acids, coumarins, terpenoids, volatiles and many times more anthocyanins than other similar fruits (Yang et al., 2003; Mujanovic et al., 2024) ✓ By-products from Bilberry Processing It contains anthocyanins (polar compounds) and residual oil (non-polar compounds) / Extraction using green, eco-friendly techniques and obtaining oil and/or various types of extracts ❖ Leaves, bark, seeds