Understanding Tart Cherry Extract

What Is It?

Understanding Tart Cherry Extract

Tart cherries are naturally high in many phenolic compounds, also known as polyphenols, including proanthocyanins, anthocyanins, and phenolic acids, which have multiple benefits to robustly support a healthy, wellness-driven lifestyle and to help fight inflammation.

NordicCherry® tart cherry extract is made with whole fruit Prunus cerasus Stevnsbaer sour/tart cherries, which are grown in Nordic countries and utilizes a gentle, clean, proprietary water extraction process that concentrates its key polyphenol bioactives. Further, the bioactives are protected in a plant-starch matrix by MatrixShield™ technology, making NordicCherry® tart cherry extract one of the most bioactive, full-spectrum tart cherry extracts on the present-day market.

How It Works?

How Tart Cherry Extract Works

Supplementation with plant compounds has been proposed to be able to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, as well as skeletal and cardiac muscle damage, all associated with intense exercise, thereby, enhancing recovery and helping to stimulate optimal adaptations, both short- and long-term.

One such group of plant compounds are polyphenols, which are naturally high in fruits and vegetables. Although polyphenols themselves are free radical scavengers, they exist in such low concentrations in human blood that their ability to reduce markers of oxidative stress are more likely due to their capacity to enhance endogenous anti-inflammatory and antioxidant mechanisms through the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 pathway than by directly scavenging themselves (Bowtell et al., 2011).

One source of polyphenols that has received considerable attention in this area is tart cherries. Following various forms of intense exercise and physical activity, such as resistance exercise, long-distance running, cycling, repeated sprints, or sport competition/practice, the ingestion of tart cherries has been scientifically proven to reduce markers of oxidative stress and muscle soreness, in addition to attenuating reductions in muscular, physical, and functional performance.

Benefits

OVERALL TAKEAWAY

Tart cherry supplementation has demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing recovery from strenuous exercise, primarily due to its antioxidant properties. Most scientific studies highlighting these benefits have focused on tart cherry juice, which typically has a significant calorie content. In contrast, NordicCherry® tart cherry extract contains minimal calories while effectively reducing oxidative stress and substantially improving recovery after high-intensity, maximal-effort activities. Consequently, NordicCherry® extract supports faster recovery for athletes, competitors, and fitness or sports enthusiasts alike, both after training sessions and competitions.

Every Day Impact of Tart Cherry Extract Supplementation and Science-Backed Results You Can Trust

Tart Cherry Extract is a flowable, nearly flavorless powder easily mixable with water, making it suitable for diverse food, beverage, and nutritional products, including KRE18 Muscle Fuel & Recovery drinks.

It significantly aids recovery from strenuous resistance and endurance exercise by reducing muscle damage, inflammation, and soreness. The extract strongly enhances muscular and athletic performance across various high-intensity activities, providing robust antioxidant support and promoting joint health and mobility.

Key Benefits and Features:

Effective daily dose: 500 mg, with proven benefits observable after 10 consecutive days of use
Broad-spectrum bioactive compounds

Proven Scientific Results:
Multiple studies highlight NordicCherry® extract's effectiveness. A 2021 study (Hooper et al.) showed that daily 500 mg supplementation reduced oxidative stress, muscle damage, and maintained strength following intense resistance exercise.

Earlier studies (Bell et al., 2016; Levers et al., 2015; Howatson et al., 2010; Connolly et al., 2006) support these findings, showing tart cherry supplementation accelerates recovery, reduces muscle soreness, inflammation, oxidative stress, and preserves muscular performance across various intense exercise protocols.

These studies consistently demonstrate tart cherry extracts as effective nutritional supplements for athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and individuals engaging in strenuous physical activities.

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Written By
Dr. Matt Gaston Villanueva, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer,
KRE18 Performance