Cherries: The New Superfruit

The cherry is an amazing fruit packed with antioxidants. Sadly, this fact goes unnoticed by most people. Below is an excerpt from an article from the Chicago Sun Times about new breakthroughs on cherries. The original information can be found on www.choosecherries.com.

Here's how the Web site choosecherries.com, which is sponsored by the Cherry Marketing Institute, explains the fruit's many health benefits:

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Turns out health benefits do grow on trees, as in the case of tart cherries, which have antioxidant compounds and may even help fight cancer. (AP File)

"A growing body of science reveals tart cherries ... have among the highest levels of disease-fighting antioxidants ... compared to other fruits. They also contain other important nutrients such as beta carotene [19 times more than blueberries or strawberries], vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, iron, fiber and folate.


"Emerging evidence links cherries to many important health benefits -- from helping ease the pain of arthritis and gout, to reducing risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers."

If these claims are true, then tart cherries are on their way to becoming the new super fruit. Pomegranates? So yesterday.