Cranberry Products and Controls
The commercially available cranberry juice used (Cranberry
Classic) containing 41 grams of cranberry concentrate, including
flavoring, in 1 L of juice. The placebo drink was almost identical
in appearance, smell, taste, and color, but did not contain either
fruit or berry extracts. The juices were supplied in similar
white, coded cartridges containing 200 mL. The nutritional
values of the drinks resembled those of commonly available
fruit and berry juices. Both products were manufactured and
provided by Ocean Spray Cranberries. The products concerned
were shown to be safe and acceptable to children in our
previous study [17]. The families either visited or called the
nurse or physician responsible every 3 months for inspection