Cherry.TC - Cherries from Traverse City Michigan
Traverse City Michigan is known as the Cherry Capital of the World. This region of Michigan grows over 65% of all of the tart cherries grown in the world. World-class and mouthwatering cherry products are produced in this region with cherries grown on local farms.
This ruby-red fruit is low in calories, natural sugar and is a natural source of fiber, potassium and vitamin A, C, and E. In addition tart cherries are natural source of Melatonin.
In fact, the average tart cherry has approximately 7,000 tart cherries prior to harvest. It takes approximately 100 cherries to make just one 8 ox. glass of tart cherry juice concentrate. This means each tart cherry tree grows approximately 70 glasses of tart cherry juice.
The versatility of the tart cherry allows this tiny fruit to offer a wide variety of products for both nutraceutical benefits and great taste.
The Health Benefits of Tart Cherry Juice
Cherries have pleased the palates of food lovers for centuries. Their ruby-red color and tangy taste won cherries a place on the tables of Roman conquerors, Greek citizens and Chinese noblemen. Cherries were brought to America by ship with early settlers in the 1600s. In addition to the fresh fruit, tart cherry juice also became popular over the past several decades.
Tart cherry juice has been popularity over the past several years due to scientific research results continuously being published about the natural health benefits of the tart cherry juice.
Here is a brief overview of some of the research published about the benefits of cherry juice:
According to research conducted at the University of Vermont, a tart cherry juice blend, used in the study, helped soothe muscle soreness due to physical exercise.*
Research results from the Michigan State University (MSU) has found that a person eating 20 tart cherries a day could realize the antioxidant and/or health benefits of the tart cherry.
Dr. Russel Reiter, professor of neuroendocrinlogy at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Antonio, TX has conducted research on the tart cherry and Melatoin. Based upon these research results, tart cherries are found to be a natural source of Melatonin. Since Melatonin helps regulate the body’s natural clock, tart cherries may help many get more restful sleep.*
In addition to tart cherry juice, tart cherry capsules are an ideal alternative to drinking the cherry juice. Tart cherry capsules have less sugar per serving than tart cherry juice and offer the specific antioxidants of the tart cherry in a convenient, easy-to-swallow capsule. To learn more about tart cherry capsules Click Here
Recent research conducted at Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston and Brunswick Laboratory in Wareham, MA reveals each 100 gram serving (about 3 1/2 oz.) of tart cherry juice concentrate delivers over 12,000 ORAC units (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity). See the chart to the left for the antioxidant capacity of selected fruits.
Higher ORAC values are imperative to maintaining a health body simply because antioxidants fight free radicals in the body. A free radical is an unbalanced and reactive molecule that has lost one or more of its electrons. Free radicals attempt to rob needed electrons from other molecules. If you have ever witnessed a cut apple or potato turn brown, you are witnessing what free radicals can do to healthy molecules.
Many people, think of the free radical reaction in your body similar to "cellular rust". Rust on metal is actually an oxidation reaction. While free radicals occur naturally in oru bodies, we increase them by exposing ourselves to many pollutants, cigarette smoke and even ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
ORAC units help to fight free radicals. Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate is an excellent source of ORAC to help the body in fight free radicals.
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