Are there any health benefits of eating cranberries?

Here’s the nutritional breakdown:

• Serving size 1/2 cup (48g)
• Calories 20
• Calories from Fat 0
• Total Fat 0g
• Sodium 0mg
• Total Carbohydrate 6g
• Dietary Fiber 2g
• Sugars 2g
• Protein 0g
• Vitamin A 0% of daily value
• Vitamin C 10% of daily value
• Calcium 0% of daily value
• Iron 0% of daily value

As you can see, cranberries are low in calories, have zero fat and are a good source of Vitamin C.

Here are some of the health benefits of eating cranberries:

• prevent bacteria in the bladder, kidneys and prostate
• supports optimum urinary tract health
• may prevent kidney stone
• deodorize urine
• have both antiviral and antibacterial properties

Here are some fun facts about cranberries:

• More than 85% of the weight of cranberries is water!
• Native Americans used a brewed cranberry mixture to draw poison from arrow wounds
• Native Americans used cranberries as a natural meat preservative.