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Cranberry

The cranberry ( Vaccinium vitisidaea) is a member of the Blueberry family. Thanks to its amazing resistance to winter weather (even temperatures of -22°C), cranberries grow throughout the Northern hemisphere, from the temperate northern latitudes to the Arctic Circle (even in Greenland and further north). Although cranberries have a particularly sour taste and are rarely eaten raw, they are extremely healthful and in addition to Vitamin C contain Vitamins B1, B2, B3 and b-carotene (Vitamin A) as well as various minerals including potassium, calcium, magnesium and phosphate. We use the wild cranberry much beloved by Alpine and Scandinavian peoples for its intense fragrance and sharp taste.