The berry cranberry

Cranberry is a plant family Ericaceae that grows particularly well in moist soils of peatlands. This is a plant native to North America, the Indians knew long before the settlers arrived. They gave him several virtues and used it in many ways, such as in the composition of pemmican, a preparation of dried meat and fat which often also contained dried fruit and served as a food shelf for months winter. Rich in vitamin C and are among the small fruits richest in precious antioxidants, cranberries help prevent heart disease and several other disorders related to aging. Furthermore, studies linking consumption of cranberry and prevention of urinary tract infections. Some antioxidant compounds in cranberries have an antibacterial effect that may protect these unpleasant infections. These compounds appear to help reduce the adhesion to the bladder of bacteria responsible for urinary tract infections. Although further studies are needed to better understand the phenomenon, cranberry appears to have promising properties. The Association of cranberry growers in Quebec, nearly 80 million pounds of cranberries were harvested in 2008 in Quebec. Beyond apples and blueberries, cranberry fruit growing has become the largest province with a farm gate value that exceeded $ 60 million. If Quebec were only two producers of cranberries in 1984, there are more than fifty today, mainly located in the Bois Francs Region, the Centre-du-Québec. The acidic soil and marshy region is conducive to the cranberry, which will please many! In fact, it is not less than 95% of cranberry production in the province which takes place at the Centre-du-Québec. No wonder the municipality of Saint-Louis-de-Blandford (in the Bois-Francs), where the interpretation center of the cranberry, is considered the provincial capital of cranberries!