New Flash: April
30, 2007
Tart Cherries may help maintain a healthy
cardiovascular system and more...
Initial research from the University of Michigan finds tart cherry powder
made from whole tart cherries may help maintain a healthy
cardiovascular
system* and also fight cell oxidative stress (cell damage caused by free
radicals).
Earlier studies show that tart cherries are packed with naturally
occurring antioxidants to help maintain a healthy body. On April 30, 2007,
the results of a study conducted by the University of Michigan were
presented at the Experimental Biology 2007 meeting in Washington D.C..
During the study, whole tart cherry powder was fed to two test groups of
rats. The tart cherry powder equated either to 1 percent or 10 percent of
their diets for a 90 day period. Another study group received diets with
no whole cherry powder.
The
results showed that the cherry-enriched (tart cherry powder) diets had
experienced additional health benefits when compared to the none
cherry-enriched diets.
The
researchers found that the rats in the study which were fed tart cherry
powder benefited from just modest amounts of tart cherry powder. Some of
the results included lower levels of cell oxidative stress (possibly due
to the synergistic benefits of the compounds found in the tart cherry
powder). In addition, the study indicated the tart cherry powder may also
help maintain cardiovascular health in the subjects.
The
researchers also indicated that after receiving promising cardiovascular
results from using tart cherry powder in the study, the U of M team will
soon launch clinical trials on humans with tart cherry powder.
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Source: Cherry-enriched
diets reduce metabolic syndrome and oxidative stress in lean Dahl-SS rats.
Experimental Biology 2007 225.8, Seymour EM, Singer AAM, Bennink MR,
Bolling SF. Presented in minisymposium 225, Dietary Bioactive Compounds:
Chronic Disease Risk Reduction.
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Montmorency Tart Cherry
Juice Research |
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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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Montmorency Tart Cherry
Juice Concentrate |
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The good news
about Montmorency tart cherry juice concentrate continues to
be published. In addition to an impressive ORAC unit value,
tart cherry juice may also help maintain maintain healthy
joints*, support a healthy cardiovascular system* and relieve
muscle soreness due to physical exercise*.
Fruit
Advantage has captured the
amazing benefits of Montmorency Tart Cherries and bottled it into a simple to enjoy
healthy cherry juice drink. It takes approximately 100 tart
cherries to make just one ounce of Fruit Advantage Montmorency
Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate. In you are interested in a 100%
cherry juice drink,
Fruit Advantage Cherry Juice Concentrate is for you!
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Advantage Montmorency Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate or Fruit
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Frozen Montmorency Tart
Cherries
are a low "Glycemic Index" food
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Common
carbohydrate foods and their GI classification |
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Low GI
Less than 55 |
Medium GI
56 - 69 |
High GI
70 - 100 |
| Breads |
| Pumpernickel whole grain |
Pita Bread |
White Bread |
| 100% whole grain |
Stone ground whole wheat |
Bagels |
| Dark multi-grain |
Rye crispbread |
Rice cakes |
| Fruit |
| Montmorency Tart
Cherries (frozen) |
Fruit cocktail |
Watermelon |
| Apricots |
Dried figs |
Dates |
| Pears |
Banana (very ripe) |
Strawberry fruit bar |
| Oranges |
Peaches canned in syrup |
Fruit leathers (various) |
| Peaches |
Cantaloupe |
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| Legumes |
| Green and red lentils |
Baked Beans |
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| White beans |
Split pea soup |
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| Chick peas |
Black beans |
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| Vegetables |
| Sweet corn |
Beets |
Parsnips |
| Peas |
Sweet potato |
Mashed potatoes |
| Asparagus |
White baked potato |
French Fries |
| Cereal Grains |
| Barley |
Basmatic rice |
Instant rice |
| Bulgar |
Couscous |
Popcorn, plain |
Cherries rate high on the ORAC scale
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Tart Cherries: Source of
Vital Antioxidants |
| Brunswick Laboratories, Wareham, MA recently conducted
extensive nutraceutical evaluations and ORAC testing on four
Montmorency tart cherry products. Dr. Boxin Ou, principal
research scientist at Brunswick Laboratories and one of the
leading scientists in the U.S. on phytochemicals in plant
foods, filed these scientific notes on the evaluations.
Tart
cherries have some of the highest ORAC values of tested fruits
and vegetables. The results are per 100 grams of each product. |
- Tart cherry juice concentrate has 12,800 ORAC units
- Dried tart cherries have 6,800 ORAC units
- Frozen tart cherries have 2,033 ORAC units
- Canned water-packed tart cherries have 1,700 ORAC units
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product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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The
tart cherry has an amazing history that is intertwined with
Michigan. The first tart cherry tree was planted in 1852 by
Peter Dougherty, a Presbyterian missionary living on Old
Mission Peninsula (near Traverse City, Michigan.)
