Food
In general, the larger the number of atopic problems in an individual, the greater the chances of food being involved.

Allergen Exposure

Berries are commonly canned as sauce or jelly, or bottled as juice. They are also a popular pie filling. Cranberry is found in marshy land in northern North America and Asia and in northern and central Europe.

Potential Cross-Reactivity

There is potential cross-reactivity with other fruits of species in the genus Vaccinium, which are erroneously called cranberries. V. vitis-idaea (cowberry, foxberry, mountain cranberry, rock cranberry, lingon berry) is not cultivated but gathered and used in Europe and Scandinavia in food products such as preserves and beverages.

Clinical Experience

No information available.

 

Review
Berries are commonly canned as sauce or jelly, or bottled as juice. They are also a popular pie filling. Cranberry is found in marshy land in northern North America and Asia and in northern and central Europe. Considerable quantities are cultivated in the northern United States and most cranberry products are consumed in the United States and Canada, where they are traditionally associated with Thanksgiving and Christmas meals.

 

Cranberry (V. oxycoccum) is a very small, prostrate, evergreen shrub. The stem is very slender, vinelike and creeping and the leaves are small (less than 1.2 cm), leathery and lance-shaped. The small flowers are pink to red and appear in June. The red, round berries are about the size of currants and have an acid taste. They ripen in September and often persist through the winter. The American cranberry (V. macrocarpon) is very similar to V. oxycoccus and sometimes regarded as the same species. It is widely cultivated in parts of the northern United States. Other fruits of species in the genus Vaccinium are erroneously called cranberries. V. vitis-idaea (cowberry, foxberry, mountain cranberry, rock cranberry, lingon berry) is not cultivated but gathered and used in Europe and Scandinavia in food products such as preserves and beverages. The highbush cranberry, Viburnum opulus, belongs to the family Caprifoliaceae.