Cranberry juice
Cranberry juice is the liquid juice of the cranberry – a fruit recognized for its bright red color, tart taste, and versatility for product manufacturing. Major cranberry products include cranberry juice, dried cranberry, cranberry sauce, frozen cranberry, cranberry powder, and dietary supplements containing cranberry extracts.
| Nutritional value per 248 g (1 cup) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 449 kJ (107 kcal) |
26.2 | |
| Sugars | 23.5 |
| Dietary fiber | 0.2 |
0.29 | |
| Saturated | 0.005 |
| Monounsaturated | 0.005 |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.005 |
Protein | 0.65 |
| Vitamins | Quantity %DV† |
| Vitamin A equiv. lutein zeaxanthin | 163 μg |
| Vitamin A | 60 IU |
| Thiamine (B1) | 1% 0.012 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 3% 0.036 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | 1% 0.226 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 3% 0.043 mg |
| Folate (B9) | 11% 43.2 μg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0% 0 μg |
| Choline | 1% 4.3 mg |
| Vitamin C | 84% 75.6 mg |
| Vitamin D | 0% 0 μg |
| Vitamin D | 0% 0.0 IU |
| Vitamin E | 0% 0.02 mg |
| Vitamin K | 0% 0 μg |
| Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
| Calcium | 4% 46 mg |
| Iron | 1% 0.19 mg |
| Magnesium | 3% 12 mg |
| Manganese | 7% 0.16 mg |
| Phosphorus | 2% 19 mg |
| Potassium | 6% 182 mg |
| Selenium | 0% 0.24 μg |
| Sodium | 1% 14 mg |
| Zinc | 1% 0.12 mg |
| Other constituents | Quantity |
| Water | 213 |
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies. | |
The term "cranberry juice cocktail" or "cranberry juice blend" refers to products that contain about 28% cranberry juice, with the remainder either from other fruit juice concentrates (typically grape, apple or pear), water, and added sugar to improve palatability. Low-calorie cranberry juice products use non-caloric sweeteners.
Despite a long-held reputation for providing antibacterial activity against urinary tract infections (UTIs), cranberry juice has no proven effects on UTIs due to uncertainty about the quality of research, as determined by a Cochrane review of completed clinical research. A scientific panel for the European Food Safety Authority concluded a cause-and-effect relationship could not be established between cranberry consumption and risk of UTIs.