Antioxidants & Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate
Protecting your body and mind from aging is easy by drinking Tart Is Smart® 100% natural tart cherry juice concentrate. It’s a delicious, no sugar added, sweet-tart way to get the natural combination of antioxidants you need every day to stay healthy and active.
Research studies at Michigan State University, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Brunswick Laboratories and ongoing research by the Cherry Marketing Institute (CMI) reveal the Montmorency variety of tart cherries contain more than 17 different compounds with antioxidant activity1, ranking tart cherries higher in antioxidants than blueberries, raspberries and oranges. That’s why Montmorency cherries are called The Healing Fruit.
The antioxidants researchers found in tart cherries include:
· Melatonin to help preserve brain function and promote healthy sleep patterns
· Anthocyanins to support joint health and protect your cardiovascular system
· Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD) Compounds to scavenge dangerous free radicals, protect artery walls from plaque build-up and support heart function.
· USDA research also revealed that tart cherries are one of the highest Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity (ORAC) value fruits. ORAC measures the ability of a food to neutralize free radicals.
What Are Antioxidants?
Antioxidants are naturally occurring compounds found in fruits and vegetables, especially those with deep, dark colors such as ruby-red cherries used in tart cherry juice concentrate.
During normal cellular metabolism in your body, oxygen can create damaging by-products called free radicals. If left unchecked, free radicals may lead to heart damage, cancer, diseases and a weakened immune system. Researchers link free radicals to arteriosclerosis, hypertension, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, cataracts, pigmented retinitis and arthritis.
Antioxidants counteract free radicals by binding with them before they can cause damage, transforming them into non-damaging compounds. Antioxidants can also help maintain cell integrity.
Melatonin
An 8 ounce serving of tart cherry juice generally contains 473.47 nanograms2 of natural melatonin. Melatonin supports brain function and helps to promote natural sleep patterns. That’s why frequent International travelers rely on melatonin supplements to regulate their schedules and acclimate their bodies to new time zones. With Tart Is Smart tart cherry juice concentrate you can get melatonin naturally, not from a pill.
Anthocyanins
An 8 ounce serving of tart cherry juice generally contains 1.96 milligrams of anthocyanins2. Researchers believe that anthocyanins, the antioxidant plant flavonoid that gives tart cherries their ruby-red color, support overall heart, artery and joint health, particularly important to people who are concerned with keeping their joints healthy and functioning as they age.
This is why Tart Is Smart tart cherry juice concentrate is a favorite among arthritis and gout sufferers and those with joint stiffness. Starting your day with a glass of Tart Is Smart tart cherry juice concentrate can help ease you through your day and keep you moving.
Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD) Compounds
SOD is a metal-containing antioxidant enzyme that reduces potentially harmful free radicals of oxygen formed during normal metabolic cell processes to oxygen and hydrogen peroxide3. In other words, SOD changes dangerous free radicals to less harmful peroxide. Your body then converts the peroxide into water. SOD Compounds scavenge dangerous free radicals, protect artery walls from plaque build-up and support heart function.
According to medial sources, SOD is difficult to absorb from supplements, which is why drinking Tart Is Smart tart cherry juice concentrate is a good way to help your body protect itself from damage.
Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC)
Research results4 show tart cherries are one of the highest ORAC value fruits. ORAC measures the ability to neutralize free radicals. Studies indicate consuming foods with high ORAC values may help slow your body and brain from aging.
100 Cherries in Each Serving
Each 8 ounce serving of Tart is Smart tart cherry juice contains the juice from about 100 cherries. A typical serving of Tart Is Smart includes:
Sodium 37 mg
Potassium 243 mg
Fat 0 grams
Carbohydrates 34 grams
Sugar 27 grams
Calories 140
Protein 1 gram
Vitamin C . 16 mg
Calcium 21 mg
Iron .65 mg
Phosphorus 26.45 mg
Melatonin2 473.47 ng
Total Antioxidants2 (umole TE/g) 489.80
Anthocyanins2 1.96 mg
Total Phenolics 120.16 mg
1 The FDA has not evaluated this claim. Research is ongoing.
2 There is no established RDA for these compounds.
3 Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
4 Research by Brunswick Laboratories, MA, and USDA ARS.
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