Tart Cherry Nutrition Facts

Overview of Tart Cherry Nutrition

Scientific Name: Prunus cerasus

Order: Rosales

Family: Rosaceae

Tart cherry is native to Europe and southwest Asia. Because of its sour-tasting fruit, tart cherry is also called sour cherry. The fruit is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit) that is generally heart-shaped to nearly globular. Muffins enriched with tart cherry pomace (remaining skin and flesh after pressing out the juice) can help healthy individuals manage their glucose levels and dietary fat intake [Bajerska et al. 2015]. Safety: There have been reports of people being allergic to tart cherries. Safety information was derived from the following source: [Ballmer-Weber et al. 2002].

Calories

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calories	50 kcal	3%

Carbohydrates

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Carbs	12.18 g	4%
Dietary Fiber	1.60 g	6%
Sugars	8.49 g
Starch	- g

Sterols

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Cholesterol	0.00 mg	0%
Phytosterols	- mg

Fat and Fatty Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Total Fat	0.30 g	0%
Saturated Fat	0.07 g	0%
Monounsaturated Fat	0.08 g
Polyunsaturated Fat, total	0.09 g
18:2 n-6 (LA), Omega-6	0.05 g
18:3 n-6 (GLA)	- g
18:3 n-3 (ALA), Omega-3	0.04 g
18:4 n-3 (SDA)	0.00 g
20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0.00 g
22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0.00 g
22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0.00 g
Trans Fat	0.00 g

Protein and Amino Acids

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Protein, total	1.00 g	2%
Tryptophan	- g
Threonine	- g
Isoleucine	- g
Leucine	- g
Lysine	- g
Methionine	- g
Cystine	- g
Phenylalanine	- g
Tyrosine	- g
Valine	- g
Arginine	- g
Histidine	- g
Alanine	- g
Aspartic Acid	- g
Glutamic Acid	- g
Glycine	- g
Proline	- g
Serine	- g

Vitamins

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Vitamin Can antioxidant and for immune health and making collagen	10.00 mg	11%
Thiaminfor amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism	0.03 mg	3%
Riboflavinfor amino acid, lipid, and vitamin B6 metabolism	0.04 mg	3%
Niacinfor digestive and skin health and nerve function	0.40 mg	3%
Pantothenic Acidfor cholesterol, fatty acid, and hormone metabolism	0.14 mg	3%
Vitamin B6for brain development, immune health, and protein metabolism	0.04 mg	2%
Folate, totalfor amino acid metabolism and preventing neural tube defects	8.00 mcg	2%
Folic Acid	0.00 mcg
Food Folate (dietary folate equivalent)	8.00 mcg
Cholinefor brain health and nerve function	6.10 mg	1%
Betainefor metabolizing an amino acid called homocysteine	- mg
Vitamin B12for nerve function and red blood cell formation	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin A, totalan antioxidant and for eye, immune, and reproductive health	64.16 mcg	7%
Retinol Acitiviy Equivalent	64.00 mcg
Retinol	0.00 mcg
Beta-Carotene	770.00 mcg
Alpha-Carotene	0.00 mcg
Beta-Cryptoxanthin	0.00 mcg
Lycopenean antioxidant	0.00 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthinantioxidants	85.00 mcg
Vitamin E, totalan antioxidant and for cardiovascular and immune health	0.07 mg	0%
Alpha-Tocopherol	0.07 mg
Beta-Tocopherol	- mg
Gamma-Tocopherol	- mg
Delta-Tocopherol	- mg
Vitamin Dfor calcium absorption, immune health, and muscle/nerve function	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)for bone health and normal blood clotting	2.10 mcg	2%
Biotinfor amino acid, glucose, and fatty acid metabolism	- mcg	-

Minerals

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calciumfor bone health and muscle/nerve function	16.00 mg	1%
Ironfor carrying oxygen to cells and muscles	0.32 mg	2%
Magnesiumfor bone and heart health and muscle/nerve function	9.00 mg	2%
Phosphorusfor bone health and helping the body store and use energy	15.00 mg	1%
Potassiumfor carbohydrate metabolism and muscle/nerve function	173.00 mg	4%
Sodiumfor muscle/nerve function	3.00 mg	0%
Zincan antioxidant and for immune health	0.10 mg	1%
Copperfor iron absorption and blood vessel, bone, and immune health	0.10 mg	11%
Manganesean antioxidant	0.11 mg	5%
Seleniuman antioxidant and for reproductive health and thyroid function	0.00 mcg	0%
Iodinefor thyroid function	- mcg	-
Chromiumfor metabolizing and storing carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins	- mcg	-
Molybdenumfor metabolizing sulfites and sulfur-containing amino acids	- mcg	-
Chloridefor muscle/nerve function	- mg	-
Fluoridefor reducing tooth decay	- mg

Flavonoids

Name	Amount

Others

Name	Amount
Water	86.13 g
Ash	0.40 g
Alcohol	0.00 g
Caffeine	0.00 mg
Theobromine	0.00 mg
Resveratrol	- mg
Phytoalbumin	- mg
Chlorogenic Acid	- mg

The "-" means insufficient data.

% Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet or refer to the Dietary Reference Intakes for a specific life stage.

References:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, Current Release.

National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets. Accessed from https://ods.od.nih.gov/.