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Gooseberries

Ribes uva-crispa

What gooseberries has been studied for

1 association assessed — none with dependable human evidence behind them yet. Strongest first.

  • 1 Insufficient
3 things to know first — allergies, interactions and intake limits

About gooseberries

Translucent green, red or yellow berries with a papery skin and sharp acidity, from a thorny Ribes bush grown mainly in northern Europe. This is the European gooseberry, not the unrelated Indian gooseberry or amla.

Also known as European gooseberry, Goosegog

Antioxidant & Oxidative Stress

The evidence in depth

Best supported: Insufficient

What each association actually rests on, and the papers behind it. A rating describes the state of the research, not how impressive the food is. How we rate evidence.

Oxidative stress markers

Antioxidant & Oxidative Stress
Insufficient evidence

There is no human research on the European gooseberry and any health outcome. Almost everything published under the word gooseberry concerns amla, which is a different species.

Insufficient evidence. Not enough human research to say anything useful yet.

2 sources

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Key nutrients

Nutrient content per 100 grams
NutrientAmount% DV
Macronutrients
Calories44 kcal2%
Protein0.88 g2%
Total fat0.58 g1%
Carbohydrate10.2 g4%
Fibre4.3 g15%
Water87.9 g—
Fats
Saturated fat0.038 g0%
Monounsaturated fat0.051 g—
Polyunsaturated fat0.317 g—
Cholesterol0 mg0%
EPA (omega-3)0 g—
DHA (omega-3)0 g—
DPA (omega-3)0 g—
Linoleic acid (omega-6)0.271 g—
Vitamins
Vitamin A15 µg2%
Vitamin C27.7 mg31%
Vitamin E0.37 mg2%
Thiamin (B1)0.04 mg3%
Riboflavin (B2)0.03 mg2%
Niacin (B3)0.3 mg2%
Pantothenic acid (B5)0.286 mg6%
Vitamin B60.08 mg5%
Folate6 µg2%
Vitamin B120 µg0%
Minerals
Calcium25 mg2%
Iron0.31 mg2%
Magnesium10 mg2%
Phosphorus27 mg2%
Potassium198 mg4%
Sodium1 mg0%
Zinc0.12 mg1%
Copper0.07 mg8%
Manganese0.144 mg6%
Selenium0.6 µg1%
Other measured compounds
Ash0.49 g—

Nutrient values are per 100 g of the USDA reference entry named on this page and vary with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.

Source record: Gooseberries, raw (USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 173030).

% DV uses the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over. A dash means no Daily Value has been established for that nutrient.

Bioactive compounds

Compounds present in meaningful amounts. Presence is banded rather than quantified, because whole-food levels vary enormously with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.

How preparation changes things

Only effects with real support are listed. If a preparation method is missing, it is because nothing dependable is documented — not because it makes no difference.

Nothing dependable is recorded about how preparation changes this food’s nutritional properties. Rather than guess, this section stays empty.

Things to know

Allergies, interactions and intake concerns. Every food gets this section — a reference where everything is uniformly good is not a reference.

  • Worth knowing

    Frequently confused with amla

    Indian gooseberry or amla is Phyllanthus emblica, an entirely different plant with its own small research literature. Health claims made for amla do not transfer to the European gooseberry in this entry.

  • Too much

    Very tart, so usually eaten with sugar

    Raw gooseberries are sharp enough that most culinary uses are fools, crumbles and jams carrying a good deal of added sugar. The fruit and the pudding are not the same food.

  • Worth knowing

    Moderate oxalate content

    Gooseberries fall in the moderate band for oxalate among fruits. That is worth counting towards a daily total for people managing calcium oxalate stone risk.