A lesser-known superfood that we should know about is cranberries. Do you know a handful of these berries can help you gain sufficient protein, boost your brainpower and also prevent massive diseases like UTI and cancer? Cranberries can help you keep a healthy heart and shed those extra kilos. 

Cranberries are considered superfoods as they are loaded with antioxidants, flavonoids, vitamin C. vitamin E and vitamin K, amino acids, calcium, copper, magnesium and more. These ingredients make it possible for cranberries to help you avoid major diseases. It is high in antioxidants and is anti-inflammatory in nature making it good for your skin. 

Benefits the Skin

Cranberry is naturally filled with antioxidants that help the skin. It also has antimicrobial and antiseptic properties to deal with your skin concerns. Because of the high concentration of vitamin C and E. It helps give a glow to your skin by increasing collagen production. This in turn slows down ageing and gives you a soft and radiant look.

Helps with UTI

Urinary tract infection or UTI is caused when the number of microorganisms present in the urinary tract increases than the usual number. It is often recommended that a person suffering from UTI should consume cranberry juice for two reasons. One is the high presence of vitamin C. vitamin C is citric in nature which makes the urine acidic too. This helps flush out the acsees bacteria. Second, cranberries also have proanthocyanidins, which makes the sticking of the bacteria on the urinary tract difficult. 

Helps in weight loss

Like any fruit, cranberry is 90% water. This is why a small bowl of cranberry will only add 25 calories to your daily calorie count. So instead of letting your sugar craving make you eat chocolates and sweets, have a bowl of cranberry. It will also help in digestion as it has a lot of fibre.