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Cherries are a good source of vitamin C, fiber, and potassium. They also help to ease the pain of Arthritis and gout, to reducing risk factors for Heart disease, Diabetes and certain cancers and they help with sleep.
Cherries can:
- Build strong bodies. The vitamin C in cherries helps produce collagen, which supports strong bones, muscles, blood vessels, gums, mucous membranes, corneas, joints, and other supporting cells and tissues, and helps you absorb iron and calcium. Potassium in cherries regulates muscle contraction and nerve transmission, stores carbohydrates for muscles to use as fuel, and promotes regular muscle growth. It also maintains proper electrolyte and acid-base (pH) balance and maintains the density and strength of bones by decreasing urinary calcium loss. Coumarin in cherries may prevent osteoporosis (reduced bone mineral density). Rutin in cherries helps your body use vitamin C and maintain collagen, treats hay fever, oral herpes, cirrhosis, cataracts, and glaucoma, and can be useful in treating rheumatic diseases such as gout, arthritis, edema, hemorrhoids, and inflammatory bowel disease.
- Fight free radicals. The vitamin C in cherries functions as an antioxidant and prevents oxygen-based damage to your cells. It also helps return vitamin E to its active form. The distinctive deep red pigment cherries are known for comes from phytochemicals called flavonoids that act as antioxidants and help fight free radicals in your body. Peonidin in raw cherries is a powerful antioxidant that fights damaging free radicals, and may fight inflammation and cancer. Catechins in raw cherries are potent antioxidants that help promote anti-diabetic effects in insulin resistance, and provide significant protection against Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.
- Fight cancer. The vitamin C in cherries helps prevent cancer by neutralizing volatile oxygen free radical molecules and preventing damage to your DNA that can lead to cancer, by destabilizing a tumor's ability to grow under oxygen-starved conditions, and by processing toxins for elimination. Perillyl alcohol in cherries slows the growth of liver and possibly other tumors by interfering with the division of cancer cells, and induces the cells to self-destruct. Coumarin in cherries may prevent cancer. Cyanidin is a flavonoid from the anthocyanin group found in cherries that helps keep cancerous cells from growing out of control. For cherries with the most anthocyanins, choose sweet cherries with the deepest pigment. Catechins in raw cherries can prevent tumor blood vessel growth.
- Support your immune system. The vitamin C in cherries supports your immune system and acts as an antihistamine. Coumarin in cherries may act as an analgesic (a substance that relieves pain), an anti-inflammatory, and an antisceptic (a substance that prevents the growth of disease-causing microorganisms), prevent the human immunodeficiency virus (a virus that is often abbreviated to HIV and causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) which ultimately destroys the immune system), and treat asthma (a respiratory disorder that causes breathing difficulties).
- Promote cardiovascular health. Cherries contain significant amounts of both insoluble and soluble fiber, but are especially high in soluble fiber, which promotes and helps maintain healthy blood glucose and cholesterol levels. Potassium in cherries regulates heart rhythm and lowers blood pressure by counteracting the detrimental effects of sodium and regulating fluid balance. Coumarin in cherries may prevent arrhythmia (irregular heartbeats) and high blood pressure, and protect your capillaries from damage. Catechins in raw cherries protect against the development of atherosclerotic plaque buildups in arteries. Rutin in cherries can be helpful in reducing weakness in your blood vessels and the resultant hemorrhages, minimizes pain, bleeding, and bruising from injury, improves circulatory problems, including varicose veins and poor circulation, reduces serum cholesterol and oxidized LDL cholesterol, and lowers the risk of heart disease.
- Promote healthy skin and hair. The vitamin C in cherries helps regenerate skin tissue. and produce collagen.
- Prevent metabolic syndrome. Cyanidin in cherries fights cancer, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, and free radicals.
- Help you maintain a healthy weight. Cherries make you feel full and keep you from overeating. One cup of cherries with pits contains only about 87 calories, 3 grams of fiber, and practically no fat.
- Improve digestive health. The fiber in cherries can help regulate the functioning of your digestive system and relieve constipation.
- Help you sleep. Tart cherries, in particular, contain melatonin, a hormone that helps make you feel sleepy. Two tablespoons of tart cherry juice before bed is just as effective as a melatonin supplement.
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What kind of cherries are used to make marshino cherries?
Maraschino cherries were originally made with marascacherries. These grow around the area of the Adriatic sea. Beginning in the 1880's, the Luxardo company (makers of the famous Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur) began exporting jarred cherries to the U.S. and these were the same cherries which were used in its liqueur, along with the pits. Now, other generic brands of "maraschino cherries' are widely available and these are what most people are familiar with but they bear little resemblance to Luxardo cherries. You can still get Luxardo cherries, however, in specialty gourmet stores or online.
Are red cherries and black cherries much different?
dark cherries are sweeter and red cherries are a bit sour
How do you get rid of the red color in cherries to make them green?
They don't, they just dye them green. The cherries used to make maraschino cherries are generally very light in color... more of a cream or yellow than red. To make green ones, they simply add green food coloring instead of red. (The same process is used in candied cherries... cherries in general are not as universally and vividly red as most people think.)
If sour cherries are picked before fully ripened will they ripen indoors?
Cherries will ripen if picked after they start to change color. You can place partilly ripe cherries in a bowl or paper bag at room temperature and they will ripen to a degree. We have used the technique on sweet and pie cherries as well as wild cherries. Of course they are not as sweet as cherries picked ripe on the tree but they are an improvement over cherries that you don't get at all because the birds ate them! Greg Schneider
How many cherries in 1kg?
That depends on the size of the cherries.
Where do maraschino cherries come from?
Marasca cherries are a small bitter Italian cherry used to make the liqueur "Maraschino". This liqueur was in turn used to flavor other cherries for decorative effect in cooking and drinks. Today, however, the "maraschino" cherries are produced in a number of locations from local cherries soaked in food coloring and sugar instead of by the original recipe. The cherries themselves are not Marasca cherries but any of a number of light fleshed sweet cherries
How are artificial cherries made not glace cherries but the ones often packed with mixed dried fruit?
The ones that I have seen and used are not artificial, but actually dried cherries.
What kind of cherries are used to make marshino cherries?
Maraschino cherries were originally made with marascacherries. These grow around the area of the Adriatic sea. Beginning in the 1880's, the Luxardo company (makers of the famous Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur) began exporting jarred cherries to the U.S. and these were the same cherries which were used in its liqueur, along with the pits. Now, other generic brands of "maraschino cherries' are widely available and these are what most people are familiar with but they bear little resemblance to Luxardo cherries. You can still get Luxardo cherries, however, in specialty gourmet stores or online.
Can marachino cherries be used for cherry stout?
No, marichino cherries are not good to use for making any sort of brewed beverage.
What is the plural possessive noun of cherries?
Cherries is the plural form of cherry. The plural possessive is cherries'.
How do you get rid of the red color in cherries to make them green?
They don't, they just dye them green. The cherries used to make maraschino cherries are generally very light in color... more of a cream or yellow than red. To make green ones, they simply add green food coloring instead of red. (The same process is used in candied cherries... cherries in general are not as universally and vividly red as most people think.)
Are red cherries and black cherries much different?
dark cherries are sweeter and red cherries are a bit sour
Does Michigan grow cherries?
yes ,they grow sweet cherries and sour cherries
If sour cherries are picked before fully ripened will they ripen indoors?
Cherries will ripen if picked after they start to change color. You can place partilly ripe cherries in a bowl or paper bag at room temperature and they will ripen to a degree. We have used the technique on sweet and pie cherries as well as wild cherries. Of course they are not as sweet as cherries picked ripe on the tree but they are an improvement over cherries that you don't get at all because the birds ate them! Greg Schneider
How did you climb up a cherry tree where you saw cherries you did not eat cherries or leave cherries how is this possible?
i climbed a tree and it only had 2 cherries, you only picked a cherry, not two cherries
How big are cherries?
cherries are not very big in fact most cherries are pretty small.
What is the plural possessive of the word cherries?
The possessive form of the plural noun cherries is cherries'.
