Uncut whole type of cranberries. If you bite into it, the sourness of cranberries spreads in your mouth.
It is a small red fruit that is not grown in Japan.
Cranberry, which is not familiar in Japan, is a small fruit tree of the genus Cerumognophy that grows in cold regions of Europe and North America. The Indians living in the marshlands of the northern United States have long called wild cranberries "sasainesh" and carried a preserved food called "pemmican," which is a mixture of crushed fruit and dried venison and fat. It was an indispensable fruit for headache medicines and dyes.
The name cranberry is said to have come from the fact that planters who came to America in the 7th century named it "crane fruit" because the red flower stalks look like the head and neck of a crane, and "Kurian Belli" in English. The fruit is bright red in color and about 1 cm in diameter. Because of its strong acidity and astringency, it is used in juices, jams, jellies, pies, cakes, etc., and is always served with turkey dishes on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Etiquette berries to reduce the smell of urine
In 1977, Dr. Malderosian of the University of Pharmacy of Philadelphia concluded that it was clear that cranberries inhibited the release of ammonia odor by E. coli. In Japan, Kikkoman was one of the first to commercialize cranberry juice. According to the company's report, as a result of a questionnaire survey conducted in 1992 ~ 1993 on four people who were wearing an artificial bladder using "Cranberry UR" with a fruit juice concentration of 50%, 74% of the drinkers felt some effect, and 60% felt a reduction in urine odor. For an aging society, cranberries have the potential to eliminate odors in bedridden people, people who stop using diapers due to incontinence, and people who wear artificial bladders. It also contains anthocyanins and catechins, which are easily absorbed by the body, which are members of the antioxidant polyphenols, and in 1996, Dr. Bomser of the University of Illinois confirmed the anti-cancer effect of anthocyanin precursors isolated from cranberries. Dried cranberries are one of the essential functional fruits for Japan, which is facing a super-aging population. It is recommended for those who like suppa.