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Cranberries

Cranberries are a fruit, and the figures here describe the whole fruit rather than juice, sauce or dried cranberries. They consist mainly of water and provide carbohydrate, including naturally occurring sugars, as well as vitamin C. Per 100g, they contain 87g of water, 3.4g of carbohydrate, 3.4g of sugars and 13mg of vitamin C.

Vitamin C supports normal immune function and helps the body absorb iron from plant foods. Whole cranberries contain little fat or salt. Cranberry products with added sugar, such as sauces and sweetened dried fruit, have a different nutritional composition, so these figures should not be used for those products. The full nutrient figures for whole cranberries are in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

15 kcal

Energy

65 kJ

Fat

0.1g

of which saturates

Trace

Carbohydrate

3.4g

of which sugars

3.4g

Protein

0.4g

Salt

0.01g

Water

87g

Cholesterol

0mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

4µg

Vitamin D

0µg

Vitamin C

13mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.03mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.02mg

Niacin (B3)

0.1mg

Vitamin B6

0.07mg

Vitamin B12

0µg

Folate

2µg

Calcium

12mg

Iron

0.7mg

Magnesium

7mg

Phosphorus

11mg

Potassium

95mg

Sodium

2mg

Zinc

0.2mg

Copper

0.05mg

Selenium

Trace

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (Analysis and literature sources; whole fruit). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Further reading and references

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

Article history

The information on this page is written and peer reviewed by qualified clinicians.
  • 4 Nov 2026 | Latest version
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Originally published