Showing Food Sweet cherry
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| Name | Sweet cherry | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Prunus avium | ||||||||||
| Description | Sweet cherry, Prunus avium, is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit) native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, specifically in Western Asia and Europe. It is widely consumed in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Sweet cherries are a versatile fruit, often eaten raw or used in various culinary applications such as making jams, jellies, beverages, pies, ice cream, and crumbles. They have a sweet taste, intense red color, and a characteristic aroma. Rich in antioxidants, sweet cherries offer several health benefits, including reducing inflammation and improving cardiovascular health (PMID: 36771387, PMID: 36364838). The most notable chemical in sweet cherries is anthocyanin, a powerful antioxidant. The fruit has medicinal uses, including treating gout and arthritis. Industrially, sweet cherry kernel oil is used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Interestingly, sweet cherries are typically harvested in the summer months and are often pitted before consumption to remove the stone. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00145 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Fruits | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Drupes | ||||||||||
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| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Streptophyta | ||||||||||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | ||||||||||
| Order | Rosales | ||||||||||
| Family | Rosaceae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Prunus | ||||||||||
| Species | avium | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 24770 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Prunus avium | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. — Rothwell JA, Pérez-Jiménez J, Neveu V, Medina-Ramon A, M'Hiri N, Garcia Lobato P, Manach C, Knox K, Eisner R, Wishart D, Scalbert A. (2013) Phenol-Explorer 3.0: a major update of the Phenol-Explorer database to incorporate data on the effects of food processing on polyphenol content. Database, 10.1093/database/bat070. — Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004). — Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181. | ||||||||||
