name: American Cranberry

flavor_db_name_variants: american cranberry

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: American cranberry

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name_scientific: Vaccinium macrocarpon

description: Vaccinium macrocarpon (also called Large cranberry, American Cranberry and Bearberry) is a cranberry of the subgenus Oxycoccus and genus Vaccinium. It is native to North America. Preliminary studies show V. macrocarpon fruit has antibacterial activity against the intestinal pathogens Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes.

itis_id: 23599

wikipedia_id: Vaccinium macrocarpon

picture_file_name: 192.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 987225

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:37:23.000Z

legacy_id: 204

food_group: Fruits

food_subgroup: Berries

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:25.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:18.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 13750

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00192