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Numbers in the News: Cranberries
Dig into some tasty facts and figures about an iconic Thanksgiving food.
SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
200
The average number of cranberries per can of cranberry sauce.
63%
The percentage of Americans who eat cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving.
JOHN TLUMACKI/THE BOSTON GLOBE VIA GETTY IMAGES
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