The anthocyanins and antioxidants in cherries are great for your health. Cherries, especially black cherries, may also help to reduce the symptoms of gout.
Healthy Cherry Recipes:
The following nutrition information is for one serving of cherries with pits. That would be about one cup of cherries, or 117 grams. This general information is for any variety of raw sweet cherries.
Water: 96.23 g
Calories: 74
Protein: 1.24 g
Carbohydrates: 18.73 g
Fiber: 2.5 g
Sugars: 15.00 g
Total Fat: 0.23 g
Saturated Fat: 0.044 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0.055 g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.061 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Calcium: 15 mg
Iron: 0.42 mg
Magnesium: 13 mg
Phosphorus: 25 mg
Potassium: 260 mg
Sodium: 0 mg
Zinc: 0.08 mg
Vitamin C: 8.2 mg
Thiamin: 0.032 mg
Riboflavin: 0.039 mg
Niacin: 0.180 mg
Pantothenic Acid: 0.2333 mg
Vitamin B6: 0.057 mg
Vitamin B12: 0 mcg
Folate: 5 mcg
Vitamin A: 75 IU
Vitamin E: 0.08 mg
Vitamin K: 2.5 mcg
Phytosterols: 14 mg
beta Carotene: 44 mcg
beta Cryptoxanthin: 0 mcg
Lycopene: 0 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthin: 123 mcg
Abbreviations:
- g = gram
- mg = milligram
- mcg = microgram
- IU = International Unit


