The conventional nutritional profile of cherries doesn’t look amazing. Only vitamin C appears to be the predominant vitamin.However it is the balance of all the plant nutrients together with the more accepted nutritional markers (vitamins and minerals), that make cherries worth eating when they in season.

The range plant nutrients they contain are understood to have strongly anti inflammatory effects.

Other nutritional pluses include a rather surprising 1:1 ratio of omegas 3 and 6, whilst unusual, this is very beneficial in terms of health. Re the glycaemic index of cherries, this info is confusing; some comment that they are low and other not so. However, cherries are around 2% fibre which is not insignificant (anyone eating a bag of cherries will know how well they work on the bowels). The fibre will moderate to some degree the negative blood sugar impact.

Unless you have been diagnosed with blood sugar issues, then eating a handful of fresh cherries, particularly when in season, we believe will be of benefit to your health and your senses!

sources include:

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1867/2