Cranberry Juice Nutritional Facts

Cranberry is one of the most important commercial crops of the United States. Almost all cranberries are used to prepare juice, sauce and dried cranberries. Cranberry juices are particularly popular in the United States, owing to a large number of health benefits. The crux of this article is to discuss the cranberry juice nutrition facts. The amount of calories in cranberry juice is 55, when measured for a half cup of cranberry juice.

Nutritional Facts of Cranberry Juice
The table below lists the nutritional value inherent in cranberry juice. The nutrition facts and analysis has been done for 1 cup of cranberry juice (approximately 95 gm). The contents mentioned here are in approximations.

Vitamins
Vitamin C	12.6 mg	Thiamin	0.011mg
Riboflavin	0.019 mg	Niacin	0.096 mg
Vitamin B6	0.054 mg	Vitamin K	5.1 mcg*
Vitamin A	57 IU#	Vitamin E	1.20 mg
Minerals
Calcium	8 mg	Iron	0.24 mg
Magnesium	6 mg	Zinc	0.10 mg
Sodium	2 mg	Phosphorus	12 mg
Potassium	81 mg	Beta Carotene	36 mcg
Fats
Total Fat Content	0.12 g	Monounsaturated Fat	0.017 g
Polyunsaturated	0.052 g	Cholesterol	0 g
Other Macro Nutrients
Water	82 g	Sugar	3.84 g
Protein	0.37 g	Carbohydrate	11.59 g

^{*- micro gram, #- International unit}

Benefits of Cranberry Juice
The above facts, must have given you some idea about the rich source of macro nutrients in the Cranberry juice. Cranberry juice have various health benefits. Some of them are discussed below.

Detoxing Agent
Earlier, there was a confusion if cranberry juice helps in letting marijuana and related weeds out of the body system. Well, the fact is cranberry juices help in the urination process and so drinking 3-4 glasses of cranberry juice in a day for a period of 4-5 days helps the body to get cleansed of the marijuana. Besides these, cranberry juice detoxification is a popular method for improving skin and hair quality.

Preventing UTI Infections
Urinary tract infections, caused by bacteria are dangerous for the urinary bladder. The bacteria in the urinary tract needs an alkaline environment for thriving however, consuming cranberry juice raises the levels of hippuric acid in urine and the bacteria finds it impossible to grow and multiply in such situations. Also, antioxidants present in cranberry juice, help in strengthening the immune system against future bacterial attacks.

Preventing Kidney Stones
There has been a lot of debate on the topic 'Is cranberry juice effective in treating kidney stones?'. There are different schools of thought, when it comes to the relation between kidney stones and cranberry juice.

Cranberry Juice and Women
What are the benefits of cranberry juice for women? Generally, women are more prone to diseases like osteoporosis and as cranberry juice is a good source of calcium, drinking cranberry juices on regular basis helps in making the bones strong. Also, cranberry juice is rich in organic acid, so it helps in weight loss. Cranberry juice against UTI in women have found to be equally effective, like for the urinary infections in men.

Stomach Ulcers
Cranberry juices have the ability to the destroy the bacteria, that are responsible for stomach ulcers. Drinking cranberry juices occasionally in our diets, can help us to reduce the risk of stomach ulcers.

Heart Diseases
Polyphenolas, the chemical compounds found in cranberry juices, help in reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases by balancing the good and bad cholesterol levels in the body.

Cranberry juice is good for health, however, one should avoid overdoses of cranberry juice. According to doctors, two glass for adults and one glass for children per day dosage, is good enough to impart the necessary health benefits.