What is it about?
This review presents a comprehensive survey of the current literature on sweet and sour cherries, from the origin and distribution of the fruit crop to their antioxidant and health properties.
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Why is it important?
Sweet cherries are mostly consumed fresh, and are also highly perishable, whereas sour cherries are most frequently processed. Sweet cherries are appreciated for their organoleptic aspects, such as taste, texture and color, whereas processed sour cherries are recognized for their higher bioactive content. Both sweet and sour cherries exert beneficial health effects to counteract oxidative stress, reduce inflammation,modulate blood glucose, and enhance cognitive function. Sour cherries supplementation in particular, has been reported to benefit in recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage.
Perspectives
The health benefits derived from consuming cherries should increase this fruit tree crop cultivation and improve the agricultural practices and food processing technology to provide consistent and reliable supply of these fruits.
Dr B. Dave Oomah
Formerly with AAFC
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This page is a summary of: Sweet and sour cherries: Origin, distribution, nutritional composition and health benefits, Trends in Food Science & Technology, April 2019, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2019.02.052.
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