Dried Cranberry

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Dried Cranberry: a short introduction

Cranberries are the edible red fruits of several small creeping or trailing plants of the Vaccinium genus. 98% of world cranberry production comes from the United States, Canada and Chile. They are traditionally associated with U.S. and Canadian Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. Cranberries are widely used for pies, jams, juice, relishes, sauces and beverages.

NUTRITIONAL FACTS

Dried cranberries belong to the dried fruit family and the nutritional value of this tiny scarlet fruit with its distinctive sweet and sour taste has been established for some years now. The significant health effects of cranberries are now proven by a multitude of scientific research and data. Their dehydration may reduce the antioxidant content, however, they still contain vitamin C, manganese, vitamin K and large amounts of dietary fiber. 

In recent years, cranberry-related research has focused on their powerful antioxidant content. Cranberries are rich in proanthocyanidins, flavonoids, flavonols, ellagic acid, chrorogenic acid, quercetin, myricetin and other antioxidants. All of them are compounds with antioxidant properties that are 2 and 5 times more powerful than vitamin C and E, respectively. In general, the antioxidant content of cranberries has been currently associated with significant benefits to human health, such as anti-inflammatory action, prevention of various forms of cancer, prevention of urinary tract infection, and heart-protecting properties.  

For many years, researchers believed that the preventive action of cranberries for problems, such as urinary tract infections, was mainly due to their high acidity. Recent data shows that their beneficial properties are not down to acidity, but to the special structure of the proanthocyanidins, which works as a barrier to the bacteria that may cause urinary tract infections.

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