Cranberries contain nutrients that may help control a UTI, but the amounts in cranberry juice are probably not enough to make a difference.

Nutrition

One half cup or 55 grams of chopped cranberries contains:

• 25 calories
• 0.25 grams (g) of protein
• 0.07 g of fat
• 6.6 g of carbohydrate, including 2.35 g of sugar
• 2 g of fiber
• 5 milligrams (mg) of calcium
• 0.12 mg of iron
• 3.5 mg of magnesium
• 6 mg of phosphorus
• 44 mg of potassium
• 1 mg of sodium
• 0.05 mg of zinc
• 7.7 mg of vitamin C
• 0.5 micrograms (mcg) of folate DFE
• 35 IU of Vitamin A
• 0.72 mg of vitamin E
• 2.75 mcg of vitamin K