Freshly harvested cranberries

Cranberries are low in calories and high in beneficial vitamins and minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. You may not eat a lot of cranberries at one sitting, but they can have a positive cumulative effect on your health.

Here is the nutrition information for one cup of raw cranberries. This is just cranberries, not a cooked sauce with added sugar. And, yes, there are recipes for using uncooked cranberries.

Source: https://www.nutritionvalue.org/Cranberries%2C_raw_nutritional_value.html

Here are some of the compounds in cranberries:

Anthocyanins: Compounds with anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Anthocyanins also give cranberries their rich red color.

Fiber: Cranberries are high in fiber, which is essential for a healthy diet.

Iron: Iron helps transport oxygen in your red blood cells.

Potassium: Important for heart health.

Vitamin C: The vitamin C in cranberries is an antioxidant necessary for immune-system and skin health.

Vitamins B5 and B6: Vitamin B5 helps your body break down fats and carbohydrates for energy. It is also critical to the manufacture of red blood cells. Plus, B5 plays a role in hormones that your adrenal glands produce. Vitamin B6 is essential to help sugars, fats, and proteins function well in your body. It’s also a critical component in the development of the brain, nerve, and skin cells.

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