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Sweet cherries and tart cherries

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The deep red of a cherry comes from anthocyanins, and only a small part of the anthocyanins you eat is absorbed in the small intestine; most of it has to wait for bacteria in the large intestine to break it into small fragments before it reaches the blood. So inside the body it acts more like a faint signal than a dose of medicine. The chapter on anthocyanins and sugar walks that path stretch by stretch.

Cherries in stores come in two kinds. Sweet cherry is the one we eat fresh as fruit. The big imported sweet cherries are the ones sold in China as che-li-zi; they are the same kind of fruit as domestic cherries, and che-li-zi is only a transliterated trade name, with no real difference in nutrition.

Tart cherry (such as the Montmorency variety) is too sour to want to bite into. It is mostly juiced, dried, or baked, and it is the star of the tart cherry juice for sleep research.

Educational content, not medical advice — consult a clinician.

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Sweet cherries and tart cherries

EVIDENCEGUIDE 1

READ THE ORIGINAL

The deep red of a cherry comes from anthocyanins, and only a small part of the anthocyanins you eat is absorbed in the small intestine; most of it has to wait for bacteria in the large intestine to break it into small fragments before it reaches the blood. So inside the body it acts more like a faint signal than a dose of medicine. The chapter on anthocyanins and sugar walks that path stretch by stretch.

Cherries in stores come in two kinds. Sweet cherry is the one we eat fresh as fruit. The big imported sweet cherries are the ones sold in China as che-li-zi; they are the same kind of fruit as domestic cherries, and che-li-zi is only a transliterated trade name, with no real difference in nutrition.

Tart cherry (such as the Montmorency variety) is too sour to want to bite into. It is mostly juiced, dried, or baked, and it is the star of the tart cherry juice for sleep research.

Educational content, not medical advice — consult a clinician.