Cranberry Heathiest Berry
Cranberry is a small red edible berry commonly used in juice beverages, cooking cuisine often added to sauces, pies and desserts complementing any dish. Cranberries are at the top of the list of healthy food selections high in vitamin C. Magnesium, fiber, and a rich source of phytonutrients naturally derived from plant compounds. Cranberry juice is an excellent form of vitamin C providing 23 percent of your daily recommended allowance per one 8 ounce glass serving. Ripe whole fresh cranberries have the highest amounts of antioxidants of any fruit. One cup of whole cranberries in 44 calories preserving 0.12 grams of fat, 11.59 grams of carbs, 0.37 grams of protein per serving. Cranberries are a type of evergreen dwarf shrubs with trailing vines in the subgenus oxycoccus of the genus vaccinium which is cultivated in in central and northern Europe. Vaccinium macrocarpon is cultivated throughout northern America, Canada and Chile.
Cranberries are low creeping shrubs with vines 2 meters up to 7 feet long growing up to 5 to 20 centimeters 2 to 8 inches in height. It is a perennial crop grown commercially in man-made bogs or wetlands in primarily 5 states in the US. Americans consume nearly 400 million pounds of cranberries each year with 20 percent accounting for Thanksgiving week. The U.S. per capita consumption of cranberries in 2.3 pounds per person consumed almost entirely from juice or juice blends. Cranberries once traditionally consumed seasonally at Thanksgiving are now used year round consumed in juice beverages, cranberry sauce. cranberry bars, cranberry scones, salads, pies, roasted butternut squash with cranberries, roasted brussel sprouts with walnuts topped with cranberries to enhance any dish. Ocean Spray Dried Cranberries is available in 24 ounce value pack product made with 100 percent North American Cranberries.
Get creative with Craisins. Enjoy the dried fruit on the go in granola nut mix, oatmeal, yogurt, salads and more. Healthy cranberry recipes found on Pinterest like Keto Paleo cranberry sauce, Keto Cranberry bars and the Healthiest 10 minute Chia Cranberry jam are just a few favorite recipe selections you can easily make at home. Only 5 percent of processed cranberries are eaten as fresh fruit while 95 percent of the crop produced is made into jams, sauces, jellies, juices and other products. Cranberries are well known as being rich in antioxidants having the highest levels of phenols, a type of antioxidant that may have anti-inflammatory, anti cancer compounds. Historically native Americans use cranberries as a treatment for bladder infections and kidney diseases while early settlers from England used then to treat poor appetite, scurvy, blood disorders, and abdominal complaints. For medicinal purposes cranberries have played a role in treating UTI urinary tract infections.
High levels of antioxidants proanthocyanidins, a class of polyphenols (PACs) found in plants including cranberries is a powerful bioflavonoid often used in food supplements that may help bacteria from sticking to urinary tract walls. PACs compounds found in cranberries may help prevent urinary tract infections reducing the risk of UTIs. ZAZZEE Organic Cranberry Extract 12,500 mg strength 100 vegan capsules complete 3 month standardized concentrated 25X Extract certified organic Non-GMO all natural supplement. Cranberries have a long history of providing a fast effective relief from urinary tract infections. Cranberries are loaded with powerful antioxidants often used as a detoxifier flushing toxins from the body.
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Patricia Lynn
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