Fruit
Gooseberry
Gooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa) are translucent green, pink, or red berries with taut skin, seedy interiors, and sharp acidity that mellows as they ripen toward dessert softness. Culinary (underripe green) fruit sets jam and fool brilliantly; dessert-ripe fruit can be eaten raw with a little sugar. Top and tail before cooking. Classic British and northern European desserts—gooseberry fool, crumble, pie—and sharp sauces for mackerel or rich meats define their use. Cape gooseberry (physalis) is a different plant; stick to Ribes for true gooseberry character. Cook with sugar to taste; the natural pectin helps jams set. Choose firm berries for cooking, softer for eating fresh, and watch for mould in damp punnets.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.32 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.96 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 13.6 g
- Dietary Fibre 1.98 g
- Total Sugars 9.21 g
- Complex / starch 1.04 g
- Protein 0.85 g
- Water 89.2 g
- Energy 57.6 kcal
- Water 89.2 g
- Carbohydrates 13.6 g
- Sugars 9.21 g
- Monosaccharides 6.44 g
- Disaccharides 2.76 g
- Starch 1.04 g
- Amylose 0.26 g
- Amylopectin 0.78 g
- Digestible Starch 0.88 g
- Resistant Starch 0.1 g
- Fibre 1.98 g
- Soluble Fibre 0.69 g
- Insoluble Fibre 1.29 g
- Protein 0.85 g
- Plant Protein 0.81 g
- Fat 0.32 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Vitamins 71.4 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.44 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.22 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 16 µg
- Vitamin C 28 mg
- Vitamin E 0.31 mg
- Vitamin K 5.2 µg
- Minerals 477 mg
- Major Minerals 471 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.2 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 28 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.04 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.44 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.22 · vitamin-b6: 0.09 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 16 · vitamin-e: 0.31 · vitamin-k: 5.2 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 4.96 · Potassium: 423 · Calcium: 43 · Iron: 0.8 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Fruit energy is mostly natural sugars with fibre and vitamin C varying by species.
History
Gooseberry was used as a fruit food in regional diets long before industrial packing and global year-round supply.
Trade, migration, and selection spread distinctive Gooseberry types and preparations into new climates and cuisines.
Modern production, storage, and transport made Gooseberry a regular purchase far from where it is grown or raised.
Cooks now treat Gooseberry as both staple and specialty, with more attention to provenance, variety, and form.