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Lingonberry

Lingonberry is a small tart red berry commonly used in preserves, sauces, desserts, and drinks.

Lingonberry — illustrative ingredient image

About Lingonberry

Lingonberry is the small, round fruit of an evergreen heath-family shrub, typically red to deep red when ripe. It is eaten fresh or used in jams, jellies, sauces, compotes, syrups, desserts, drinks, and spoonable accompaniments to sweet or savoury foods. Its tartness makes it especially useful with rich dishes.

The berries have firm skins, juicy flesh, and a distinctly tart, slightly bitter flavour. Their sharpness is often balanced with sugar. Whole berries retain their skins and small seeds, while crushed, cooked, strained, and clarified preparations range from pulpy to smooth and pourable.

Lingonberries are sold fresh, frozen, dried, or preserved as whole berries, purées, juices, and sweetened products. They are usually bright red and become softer and darker with cooking. Freezing softens them after thawing, while straining removes skins and seeds and produces a finer texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

lingonberry

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Lingonberry nutrition & diet

Lingonberry nutritional value

Reference: Lingonberries, cowberries, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named reference form.

Calories
44kcal
Protein
0.7g
Carbs
7.0g
Fat
0.6g

Per 100 g edible portion. Source: Norwegian Food Composition Table, Norwegian Food Safety Authority, www.matvaretabellen.no; retrieved 20 September 2026. The reference preparation and fat level are part of the food definition. Values may differ by recipe, brand and preparation.

Portions & preparation

Specify whether lingonberries are fresh, frozen, dried, cooked, strained, sweetened, or preserved, and use the edible berry portion. Whole berries, juice, jam, sauce, and dessert preparations are not interchangeable. Record added sugar, syrups, starches, dairy, or other ingredients rather than attributing the finished product to the fruit alone.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to lingonberries in the same whole, juiced, dried, cooked, jam, or sauce form and edible portion.

Diet considerations

Lingonberry is plant-derived. Plain or unsweetened fruit differs from preserves and sauces containing sugar, syrups, gelatin, dairy, or other animal-derived ingredients. Thickened products may contain starch or cereal ingredients. Dried, sweetened, and dessert forms can create a different carbohydrate pattern from fresh berries, especially by portion.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Norwegian Food Composition Table — Lingonberries, cowberries, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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