{"id":1710,"date":"2020-12-31T12:51:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T12:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/?p=1710"},"modified":"2021-01-06T07:02:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T07:02:07","slug":"cherry-fruit-nutrition-facts-and-health-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/2020\/12\/cherry-fruit-nutrition-facts-and-health-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Fruit Nutrition Facts And Health Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><u>Cherry Fruit Nutrition Facts And Health Benefits<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe . It is thought that sweet cherries originated in the region between the Black and the Caspian Seas. Cherries derive their name from the Turkish town of Cerasus. Turkey remains the largest cherry producing region in the world. The subgenus is native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with two species in America, three in Europe, and the remainder in Asia. Other cherry fruits are borne on racemes and called bird cherries.<br \/>\n<strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cherry.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1612 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cherry.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Health Benefits Of Cherry Fruit<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>May Lower Risk of Cancer<\/strong><br \/>\nCherries also have vitamin C, which may be associated with a lower risk of lung cancer in people who smoke. In addition, the fiber in cherries is known to protect against colon cancer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aids Heart Health<\/strong><br \/>\nA single dose of Bing cherry juice has been shown to significantly reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels within 2 hours in elderly adults.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prevents Gout<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen looking at 633 gout patients, a 2018 study showed that fresh cherry or cherry extract intake was associated with a 35% reduction in gout attacks during a 2-day period.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduces Muscle Soreness<\/strong><br \/>\nAlong with antioxidant properties, cherries are anti-inflammatory. When 50\u2013270 tart cherries are consumed following intense exercise, muscle damage is reduced.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supports Memory Function<\/strong><br \/>\nThe flavonoids and anthocyanins in dark-colored cherries help protect the brain from oxidative damage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nutrition Facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Calories: 87<\/li>\n<li>Fat: 0.3g<\/li>\n<li>Sodium: 0mg<\/li>\n<li>Carbohydrates: 22g<\/li>\n<li>Fiber: 3g<\/li>\n<li>Sugars: 17.7g<\/li>\n<li>Protein: 1.4g<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vitamins and Minerals:<\/strong> Cherries are a good source of vitamin C, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and folate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Nutritional-Facts-Cherry.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1612 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Nutritional-Facts-Cherry.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cherry Fruit Nutrition Facts And Health Benefits A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe . It is thought that sweet cherries originated in the region between the Black and the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/2020\/12\/cherry-fruit-nutrition-facts-and-health-benefits\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,150,148,7,149,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1710"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1710"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1721,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1710\/revisions\/1721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fruitsinfo.com\/fruit-facts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}