Description
Background: Sour or tart cherries, used colloquially in the upstate as ‘sour’ cherries and ‘tart’ from downstate. We don’t know why. Montmorency is our variety, grown in Wolcott NY. Processed only when fully ripe. Montmorency is a cherry of French origin that arrived in NYS in the late 1890’s and in Michigan 10 years later.
Health: Sour cherries are commonly used for osteoarthritis, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, muscle soreness after exercise, diabetes, high blood pressure, gout, and insomnia. It is also used to improve exercise performance, increase urine production, and help digestion. Compared to sweet cherries, tart cherries contain almost 20 times the amount of Vitamin A, with antioxidant levels almost 5 times higher. The list is long.
Ingredients: Whole Sour Cherries, Organic Apple Cider, Organic Large Crystal Cane Sugar & Water
