Also known as: montmorency cherry, prunus cerasus, tart cherry juice, tart cherry concentrate
Latest evidence update: 2025-07-02
Strongest in Consistency (86). Held back by Recency (20).
Solid mix of RCTs with some methodological gaps.
Good cross-study replication, some imprecision.
Hundreds of participants; meaningful but not large.
Studies agree on direction of effect.
Mostly pre-2020 research; updates may be needed.
No per-outcome numbers yet for this one. Each finding's direction and strength is shown in the research below.
Areas where research points to a consistent direction of effect. The strength of evidence is graded; the size of the effect is not quantified.
Recommended: 500mg standardized concentrate or 240-480ml juice, daily; begin 2 days before high-load training week and continue 3 days post
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Tart cherry speeds recovery of muscular strength after strenuous exercise.
Tart cherry lowers inflammatory markers, including C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 and TNF-alpha.
Tart cherry improves blood lipids, lowering total and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides.
Tart cherry modestly lowers fasting blood sugar.
Tart cherry concentrate taken before exercise modestly improves endurance performance.