Table 3.
Table presenting the extracted data from the tart cherry supplementation studies included in this review that reported the characterization (polyphenol and anthocyanin content) from previously published studies.
| Study | Research topic | Tart cherry product | Product Volume (mL)/Weight (mg) | Number of times consumed per day | Supplementation protocol duration (days) | Pre-exercise loading duration (days) | Total polyphenol reported per day (mg) | Total Anthocyanins reported per day (mg) | Article used for polyphenol content reporting | Study main finding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | ||||||||||
| Bell et al. (38) | Uric acid concentration | Tart cherry concentrate (CherryActive) | 30 mL | 1 or 2 | 2 | Not applicable | Not measured | 547 | Bowtell et al. (46) | Decrease in serum urate and increase in urinary urate excretion |
| Lynn et al. (91) | Arterial Stiffness and Inflammation | Tart cherry concentrate (CherryActive) | 30 mL | 1 | 42 | Not applicable | Not measure | 547 | Bowtell et al. (46) | No improvement in arterial stiffness or markers of inflammation |
| Desai et al. (92) | Fat oxidation during exercise and cardio-metabolic markers | Tart cherry concentrate (CherryActive) | 30 mL | 2 | 20 | Not applicable | Not measured | 547 | Bowtell et al. (46) | No effect of fat utilization during exercise or cardio-metabolic markers |
| Chai et al. (9) | Biomarkers of Inflammation and Oxidatve Stress | Tart cherry juice (King Orchards) | 240 mL | 2 | 84 | Not applicable | 450.6 | Not measured | Chai et al. (36) | Reduced markers of inflammation and oxidative stress |
| Chai et al. (93) | Cognitive performance | Tart cherry juice (King Orchards) | 240 mL | 2 | 84 | Not applicable | 450.6 | Not measured | Chai et al. (36) | Improved aspects of cognitive performance |
| Desai et al. (37) | Cardio-metabolic markers | Tart cherry concentrate and tart cherry capsules (CherryActive) | 30 mL 4,350 mg | 1 | 1 | Not applicable | Not measured | 270 | Bowtell et al. (46) | Reduced insulin concentration and systolic blood pressure |
| Exercise recovery | ||||||||||
| Kuehl et al. (47) | Muscle pain following long-distance running | Tart cherry juice blend (CherryInc) | 350 mL | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1,200 | 80 | Connolly et al. (45) | Reduced subjective muscle pain |
| Howatson et al. (7) | Recovery following marathon running | Tart cherry juice (CherryPharm) | 236 mL | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1,200 | 80 | Connolly et al. (45) | Improved muscle function recovery |
| Bell et al. (52) | Recovery from repeated days of high-intensity stochastic cycling | Tart cherry concentrate (CherryActive) | 30 mL | 2 | 7 | 4 | Not measured | 547 | Bowtell et al. (46) | No improvement in subsequent performance. Reduction in systemic markers of oxidative stress and inflammation |
| Bell et al. (48) | Recovery from high-intensity cycling | Tart cherry concentrate (CherryActive) | 30 mL | 2 | 8 | 4 | Not measured | 547 | Bowtell et al. (46) | Improved muscle function recovery |
| Bell et al. (49) | Recovery from intermittent running | Tart cherry concentrate (CherryActive) | 30 mL | 2 | 7 | 4 | 178 | 73.5 | Keane et al. (35) | Improved muscle function recovery |
| McCormick et al. (54) | Recovery from water polo specific training | Tart cherry concentrate (CherryActive) | 30 mL | 3 | 6 | 6 | Not reported | 810 | Bowtell et al. (46) | No improvement in recovery and next day performance |
| Brown et al. (50) | Recovery from an intermittent sprinting protocol | Tart cherry concentrate (CherryActive) | 30 mL | 2 | 8 | 4 | 178 | 73.5 | Keane et al. (35) | Improved muscle function recovery |
| Morehen et al. (94) | Recovery following a professional rugby match | Tart cherry concentrate (CherryActive) | 30 mL | 2 | 7 | 5 | Not reported | 640 | Manufacturer | No improvement in muscle function recovery or markers of inflammation |
| Exercise performance | ||||||||||
| Levers et al. (59) | Endurance exercise performance | Tart cherry powder (CherryPURE) | 480 mg | 1 | 10 | 7 | 990 | 66 | Levers et al. (53) | Faster half-marathon timing in the tart cherry group |
| Sleep | ||||||||||
| Pigeon et al. (65) | Sleep duration and quality in subjects suffering of insomnia | Tart cherry juice blend (CherryPharm) | 236 mL | 2 | 14 | Not applicable | 1,100 | 119 | Traustadóttir et al. (6) | Decrease in minutes awake after sleeponset |
| Howatson et al. (64) | Sleep duration and quality in healthy subjects | Tart cherry concentrate (CherryActive) | 30 mL | 2 | 7 | Not applicable | Not measured | 547 | Bowtell et al. (46) | Improvement in sleep duration and quality |