cranberry
Also known as fox-musked blueberry, Vaccinium subg. Oxycoccus, cranberries
thumb|upright=1.25|Approximate ranges of the cranberries in sect. Oxycoccus: Red: common cranberry. Orange: small cranberry. Green: American cranberry. thumb|Raw cranberries thumb|Cranberry harvest
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Cranberries are small, tart red berries that grow in specific regions across the Northern Hemisphere and are harvested for use in foods and beverages. They are significant enough to warrant commercial cultivation and have multiple species, including the common cranberry, small cranberry, and American cranberry.
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Key facts
- Nutritional value.name
- Cranberries, raw
- Nutritional value.kcal
- 46
- Nutritional value.water
- 87 g
- Nutritional value.protein
- 0.5 g
- Nutritional value.fat
- 0.1 g
- Nutritional value.carbs
- 12 g
- Nutritional value.fiber
- 3.6 g
- Nutritional value.sugars
- 4.3 g
- Nutritional value.calcium_mg
- 8
- Nutritional value.iron_mg
- 0.2
- Nutritional value.magnesium_mg
- 6
- Nutritional value.manganese_mg
- 0.36
- Nutritional value.phosphorus_mg
Article
27 sectionsContents
- Description and species
- Subgenus ''Oxycoccus''
- Subgenus ''Oxycoccus'', sect. ''Oxycoccoides''
- Similar species
- Etymology
- Cultivation
- Geography and bog method
- Propagation
- Ripening and harvest
- Diseases
- Insect pests
- Production
- Possible safety concerns
- Uses
- Nutrition
- History
- Products
- Urinary tract infections
- Research
- Phytochemicals
- Extract quality
- Marketing and economics
- United States
- Cranberry Marketing Committee
- International trade
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.25|Approximate ranges of the cranberries in sect. Oxycoccus: Red: common cranberry. Orange: small cranberry. Green: American cranberry. thumb|Raw cranberries thumb|Cranberry harvest
Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium. Cranberries are low, creeping shrubs or vines up to long and in height; they have slender stems that are not thickly woody and have small evergreen leaves. The flowers are dark pink. The fruit is a berry that is larger than the leaves of the plant; it is initially light green, turning red when ripe. It is edible, but has an acidic taste.