Cranberry juice is a healthy, refreshing beverage that offers a significant amount of several vitamins and minerals, but enjoy cranberry juice in moderation -- the calories can quickly accumulate.
Macronutrients
A 1-cup serving of unsweetened cranberry juice contains approximately 116 calories, 30.87 g of carbohydrate, 30.61 g of sugar, 0.99 g of protein, 0.33 g of fat, 0.3 g of fiber and 5 mg of sodium, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Nutrient Database. The calorie composition is roughly 94 percent carbohydrate, 3 percent protein and 3 percent fat. Cranberry juice has no cholesterol, and only a negligible amount of saturated fat.
Vitamins
The same serving of juice supplies 26 percent of the recommended dietary allowance of vitamin C, 20.3 percent of the RDA of vitamin E, 14.3 percent of the RDA of vitamin E, 10.2 percent of the RDA of vitamin B-6, 3.5 percent of the RDA of riboflavin and trace amounts of other vitamins.
Minerals
A 1-cup serving of unsweetened cranberry juice also provides 4.7 percent of the dietary reference intake of phosphorus, 4.1 percent of the DRI of potassium, 3.6 percent of the DRI of magnesium, 3.5 percent of the DRI of iron and trace amounts of other minerals. Dietary reference intakes are the most recent dietary recommendations set by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine.
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