Gooseberries

Gooseberry
Cultivated Eurasian gooseberry
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Grossulariaceae
Genus:	Ribes
Species:	R. uva-crispa
Binomial name
Ribes uva-crispa L. 1753
Synonyms
List Grossularia glandulososetosa Opiz Grossularia hirsuta Mill. Grossularia intermedia Opiz Grossularia pubescens Opiz Grossularia reclinata (L.) Mill. Grossularia spinosa (Lam.) Rupr. Grossularia uva Scop. Grossularia uva-crispa (L.) Mill. Grossularia vulgaris Spach Oxyacanthus sativus Chevall. Oxyacanthus uva-crispa (L.) Chevall. Ribes aculeatum Salisb. Ribes caucasicum Adams ex Schult. Ribes crispum Dulac Ribes dubium Jacques Ribes grossularia L. Ribes grossularium St.-Lag. Ribes hybridum Besser Ribes reclinatum L. Ribes spinosum Lam.

Gooseberry, raw
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Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	184 kJ (44 kcal)
Carbohydrates	10.18 g
Dietary fiber	4.3 g
Fat	0.58 g
Protein	0.88 g
Vitamins
Vitamin A equiv.	(2%) 15 μg
Thiamine (B1)	(3%) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2)	(3%) 0.03 mg
Niacin (B3)	(2%) 0.3 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)	(6%) 0.286 mg
Vitamin B6	(6%) 0.08 mg
Folate (B9)	(2%) 6 μg
Vitamin C	(33%) 27.7 mg
Vitamin E	(2%) 0.37 mg
Minerals
Calcium	(3%) 25 mg
Iron	(2%) 0.31 mg
Magnesium	(3%) 10 mg
Manganese	(7%) 0.144 mg
Phosphorus	(4%) 27 mg
Potassium	(4%) 198 mg
Sodium	(0%) 1 mg
Zinc	(1%) 0.12 mg
Other constituents
Water	87.87 g
Link to USDA Database entry
Units μg = micrograms • mg = milligrams IU = International units
Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database

The gooseberry (/ˈɡuːsbɛri/ or /ˈɡuːzbɛri/ (American and northern British) or /ˈɡʊzbəri/ (southern British)), with scientific names Ribes uva-crispa (and syn. Ribes grossularia), is a species of Ribes (which also includes the currants).

It is native to Europe, northwestern Africa, west, south and southeast Asia. Gooseberry bushes produce an edible fruit and are grown on both a commercial and domestic basis. The species is also sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in North America.

Although usually placed as a subgenus within Ribes, a few taxonomists treat Grossularia as a separate genus, although hybrids between gooseberry and blackcurrant (e.g., the jostaberry) are possible. The subgenus Grossularia differs somewhat from currants, chiefly in their spiny stems, and in that their flowers grow one to three together on short stems, not in racemes. It is one of several similar species in the subgenus Grossularia; for the other related species (e.g., North American Gooseberry Ribes hirtellum), see the genus page Ribes.

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