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Common Names
Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-O-GLUCOSYL-FERULOYL-BETA-GLUCOSE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Fruit | 1.0 | 8.0 | -0.64 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.03 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| CAFFEIC-ACID-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID-4-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 1440.0 | 12000.0 | 1.88 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 100000.0 | 942050.0 | 0.85 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHINS | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSANTHEMIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| COBALT | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Fruit | 0.5 | 4.7 | -0.63 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CYANIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-ARABINOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 2280.0 | 19000.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Mammary) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990. |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiwrinkle | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |