How many calories are in cranberry juice?

Unsweetened cranberry juice is 46 calories per 100g, so a cup at 253g is 116 calories. Apple juice is 48 calories per 100g and orange juice 45, which puts all three in the same bracket.

Does cranberry juice help with a UTI?

The evidence is thin rather than absent. Proanthocyanidins from cranberries stop bacteria adhering to the bladder wall in the lab, and trials in women with recurrent infections show a modest reduction in how often they come back. It is prevention at best, and an active infection needs antibiotics.

How much sugar is in cranberry juice?

12.1g per 100g with nothing added, so a cup carries about 31g. All of it is fruit sugar concentrated by pressing: whole cranberries are 4.3g of sugar per 100g, because the berry itself is mostly water and skin.

Cranberry juice or whole cranberries?

The berries, if health is the reason you are drinking it. Both are 46 calories per 100g, but cranberries carry 3.6g of fiber per 100g against 0.1g in the juice, and 4.3g of sugar against 12.1g. Pressing discards exactly the part that slows the sugar down.

Is cranberry juice cocktail the same thing?

No. Cocktail is cranberry juice cut with water and sweetened, often to about a quarter juice, because pure cranberry is too sharp for most people to drink. These figures describe the unsweetened juice, and a cocktail adds sugar this row does not have.

Is cranberry juice keto-friendly?

No. 12.1g of net carbs per 100g puts a cup near 31g, which is an entire day's allowance in one glass. No version of the juice solves this, since the sugar is what is left once the fiber has been pressed out.

How much vitamin C does cranberry juice have?

9.3mg per 100g, so a cup is around 24mg, roughly a quarter of a day. Most bottled cranberry drinks add far more as ascorbic acid, which is how a label can claim the full daily value for something that is mostly water and sugar.

Does cranberry juice interact with any medication?

With warfarin, yes. Large or newly regular amounts can push INR up, so anyone on it should keep intake steady and mention it to their doctor rather than starting a daily glass. The staining on a white shirt is the smaller problem.

Is cranberry juice good for weight loss?

It is a drink worth skipping. 116 calories in a cup with 0.1g of fiber and 0.4g of protein per 100g does nothing at all for fullness, and the 12.1g of sugar per 100g behaves like any other juice. A splash in sparkling water gets the flavour for a fraction of it.

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Calories in Cranberry Juice

USDA Verified · FDC 168117 · Sep 2026

116 calories

per 1 cup (253g)

0.4g

Protein

12.2g

Carbs

0.1g

Fat

0.1g

Fiber

Per 100g as prepared

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