Wandering through sphagnum bogs during the fall in Alaska you can often find bog cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccos). Although the berries are typically not abundant, they are a tasty treat and wonderful addition to a berry mix. The berries are not commercially utilized in the US, but are a commodity in Russia.
Learn more about bog cranberries at this site from the USFS.
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The ripened color of the cloudberry made me curious as the carotenoid content of the berry. I found this research paper that compared carotenoid levels of 4 northern berries. The cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus), blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), cranberry (Oxycoccus palustris) and cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) were compared in this study. Carotene
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