Cherries – A Super Food!

I love my summer treat of fresh cherries with their many health benefits. The season is usually May through July with a high susceptibility to pest and they do have a short shelf life with the season for them being so short.

Acerola cherries have some of the highest sources of vitamin C and provide about 80 mg of natural vitamin C along with micronutrients. About 100 cherries will yield about 10 grams of vitamin C. Deterioration can begin within 4 hours of harvesting and then ferment quickly.

There are both tart and sweet cherries. Bing cherries are …read more