name: Squashberry

flavor_db_name_variants: squashberry

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Squashberry

id: 344

name_scientific: Viburnum edule

description: Viburnum edule, the squashberry, mooseberry, pembina, pimbina, highbush cranberry, lowbush cranberry or moosomin in Cree language, is a small shrub species. It is native to Canada and the northern parts of the US. Fruit - raw or cooked. The fully ripe fruits are mildly acid with a pleasant taste. The ovoid fruit is about 8mm long and contains a single large seed. The fruit can also be dried for winter use. It is highly valued for jam. It is best before a frost and with the skin removed.

itis_id: 35261

wikipedia_id: Squashberry

picture_file_name: 349.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 82261

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:33:59.000Z

legacy_id: 376

food_group: Fruits

food_subgroup: Berries

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:36.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:23.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 237934

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00344