small, red, tart berry often called a superfruit because of its nutrient and antioxidant content. Cranberries belong to type of shubs Vaccinium that also includes blueberries, bilberries, cowberries, huckleberries and whortleberries that usually grow in acidic soils. Cranberries are used in sauces for turkey at Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners.
Cranberries can decrease adherence of some bacteria to human tissues and are thought to be preventing urinary tract infection, but evidence supporting this is limited. Hypersensitive individuals with oliguria or anuria should avoid this fruit.
Cranberries can decrease adherence of some bacteria to human tissues and are thought to be preventing urinary tract infection, but evidence supporting this is limited. Hypersensitive individuals with oliguria or anuria should avoid this fruit.
