Be Berry Aware of Cranberry Juice

Make sure you get the best bang for your buck when you buy the best cranberry juice. Here’s what you need to look for when selecting the best cranberry juice.

My husband and I don’t drink juice too often, but when we do we usually veer towards juices that are a good balance of sweet and tart. One of our favorite juices is cranberry juice, for not only the rich flavor but also the nutritional benefits such as antioxidants as well.

Did you know that not all cranberry juices are created equally? It’s true – if you purchase and consume cranberry juice, it’s important that you get the best your money can buy through choosing the most nutritional juice option possible.

How do you know which cranberry juices give you that combination of low price and nutritional value? When shopping for cranberry juice you want to ensure you get the highest juice content possible, this means cranberry juice should be listed as the first ingredient on the label.

By choosing 100% cranberry juice, you can also avoid excesses ‘added sugar’. Just 8 ounces of 27% cranberry juice provides the same nutritional benefits as eating 1 1/2 cups of whole cranberries and meets the 2010 Dietary Guidelines as a fruit and/or vegetable allowance.

10 Best Cranberry Juices (100% Juice):

1. 365 Organic Cranberry Juice Whole Foods
2. Kirkland Signature Cranberry Juice Cocktail
3. L&A All Cranberry
4. Lakewood Pure Cranberry
5. Langers Cranberry Juice Cocktail
6. Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice 
7. Roundy’s Cranberry Juice Cocktail
8. RW Knudsen Family Just Cranberry
9. Trader Joe’s 100% Cranberry Juice
10. Wild Harvest (SuperValu Inc.) Cranberry 100% Juice

So, the next time you’re shopping for juice be sure to pay special attention to the label. By choosing juices that have cranberry listed first with at least 27% cranberry juice, you’ll save yourself extra calories and get a full serving of fruit in the process

What’s the difference between cranberry juice and cranberry juice cocktail?

When buying 100% cranberry juice, you’re actually getting a blend of juices. Not just cranberry juice. 

Because cranberries are so tart, cranberry juice is combined with other juices like apple and grape. As opposed to cranberry juice cocktails which are mixed with sugar or high fructose corn syrup to sweeten the cranberry juice.

Cranberry Juice Benefits

• Help fight free-radical damage
• Improve heart health
• Supports digestive health
• Helps prevent infections
• Treat or prevent UTIs (urinary tract infections)

Cranberry Juice Interactions with Medications

Like grapefruit juice, cranberry juice can also possibly cause serious interactions with prescription medications. Check with your doctor before drinking cranberry juice if you are on any of the following prescriptions. 

• warfarin
• cyclosporine
• flurbiprofen
• diclofenac
• amoxicillin
• ceflacor
• midazolam
• tizanidine

Learn more about health benefits and recipes with cranberry juice. What do you think the best cranberry juice to buy is?

You might also like these cranberry recipes:

• Cran-Apple Muffins with Crumble Topping
• Cranberry Lemon Drop Martini
• Cranberry Margarita