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Lingonberry

Latin Vaccinium vitis-idaea · EN Lingonberry · cowberry · partridgeberry · mountain cranberry · SK Brusnica

Edible parts

Fruit flesh (as sold)

Nutrition per 100 g

Food data (CoFID / USDA). % NRV is UK where a reference exists. Curiosity about the plant — not a diary score.

NutrientPer 100 g% NRV (UK)
Energy192 kJ / 46 kcal2%
Protein0.8 g2%
Carbohydrate11.3 g4%
Fibre3.7 g
Natural sugars6.1 g
Fat0.5 g1%
Vitamin A4 µg RE1%
Vitamin C11 mg14%
Vitamin E1.5 mg13%
Vitamin K7 µg9%
Folate4 µg2%
Calcium22 mg3%
Iron0.4 mg3%
Magnesium8 mg2%
Potassium89 mg4%
Zinc0.18 mg2%
Sodium2 mg

Per 100 g · CoFID / USDA · % NRV UK · not medical advice

Prep notes

Tart, keeps without sugar. Less vitamin C than cranberry, more vitamin E. A forest floor relative of blueberry, not a cranberry bog plant.

Season

Often seasonal where grown; year-round when imported or stored.

Caution

Grocery / shop food data only. Not a wild forage guide. Thrive shows composition curiosity — not medical advice.

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Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea; SK Brusnica) is listed in Thrive’s plant atlas under fruit. Nutrition below is per 100 g with % NRV (UK) where a reference exists — food data for curiosity, not a diary score or medical claim. Edible part covered here: Fruit flesh (as sold).

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Not medical advice. Figures are food data (CoFID / USDA), % NRV.