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Cranberry
Description: A small bright red berry
Availability: October
through December for fresh - Year round for frozen
Facts: One of three fruits native to North America. Cranberries have also been
called "bounce-berries", because ripe ones bounce, and early in their
"history" were also called crane-berries because their pale pink blossoms that
appear in the spring resemble the head and bill of a Sandhill crane that are
often seen frequenting the cranberry bogs.
Serving Size = 1/2 cup as sauce, 10 oz
glass juice, 1 cup as whole berries, 1 oz dried
Selection: Choose
fresh, plump cranberries, deep red in color, and quite firm to the touch.
Storage: Fresh
cranberries can be stored in the refrigerator for several months. Before
storing, discard any soft, discolored, pitted or shriveled fruits. Frozen,
cranberries may be kept for several years. To freeze, spread fresh cranberries
out on a cookie sheet and place in the freezer. In a couple of hours, the fully
frozen berries will be ready to transfer to a freezer bag.
Nutrition Benefits: Low cholesterol, fat
freecranberries have moderate
levels of vitamin C, dietary fiber and the essential dietary mineral,
manganese, as well as a balanced profile of other essential micronutrients
Pigments: anthocyanidin
Phytochemicals: flavonoids, cyanidin, peonidin, and quercetin
