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This study developed a non-thermal extraction strategy to obtain polysaccharides from fresh wolfberry (FLBPs) and compared them with polysaccharides conventionally extracted from dried wolfberry (DLBPs). By adjusting the relative density of pulp to 1.06 and applying an 85% alcohol precipitation, FLBPs were successfully prepared without heating. FLBPs and DLBPs showed comparable total carbohydrate and protein contents, whereas DLBPs contained significantly more bound phenolics (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The two crude polysaccharides differed in molecular-weight distribution, monosaccharide composition, morphology, Congo red response, particle size, zeta potential, apparent viscosity, and cellular bioactivities. 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