Start Here

Ripe sour cherries hanging in clusters on a leafy branch, some deep red and some still yellow-pink — Sour cherries ripen unevenly on the branch — the darkest fruit is the sweetest.

One of the very few real dietary sources of melatonin — which is why it has been tested in sleep studies.

Its anthocyanins (the natural colour pigments that make fruit red, purple or blue) are among the densest of any common fruit, and several careful trials show less inflammation and soreness after exercise.

Small studies show tart-cherry juice lowers uric acid and reduces how often gout flares come.

Choose unsweetened tart-cherry juice concentrate or whole ālbālu — sweetened 'cherry' drinks are a different product.