NATIONAL EAT A CRANBERRY DAY

On November 23rd, National Eat a Cranberry Day encourages us to take a bite of the bright red cranberry. But brace yourself!

CRANBERRY FACTS

• Cranberries’ acidity overwhelms their sweetness. 
• They’re a major commercial crop in  Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. 
  
• However, Wisconsin leads in cranberry production with over half of U.S. production.
• We mostly find cranberries processed into products such as juice, sauce, jam, or sweetened dried cranberries.
• Cranberry sauce is considered an indispensable part of a traditional American Thanksgiving meal.
• Due to their nutrient content and antioxidant qualities, raw cranberries are marketed as a superfruit. 
• There are three to four species of cranberry, classified into two sections.
• Producers make white cranberry juice from cranberries harvested after they’ve matured but before they turn their characteristic dark red color. 
• Some producers make cranberry wine in the cranberry-growing regions of the United States.
• Laboratory studies indicate that extracts containing cranberry may have anti-aging effects.