Numbers in the News: Cranberries

Dig into some tasty facts and figures about an iconic Thanksgiving food.

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200

The average number of cranberries per can of cranberry sauce.

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63%

The percentage of Americans who eat cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving.

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40,800

Acres of cranberry bogs—areas where the plants are grown that can be flooded when it’s time to harvest—in the United States.

THINK ABOUT IT: Based on the graph, what type of climate do you think cranberries need to grow?

SOURCES: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

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