The cherries in EDEN Organic Cherry Concentrate are grown on family owned orchards on the shores of the Great Lakes, an ideal tree fruit producing area because of the season lake effect. The orchards are tended by those committed to cleansing the environment and producing the safest most nourishing food. After harvesting the cherries are washed and quick frozen. This process allows a larger percentage of juice to be extracted from the cherries. After thawing the cherries are slowly pressed to extract the juice and then filtered. Using a three step evaporation process the juice is run through steam jacketed small tubes and heated to reduce the water content and concentrate the cherry essence into a 68 Brix syrup. Brix is a measurement of the natural sugar content in the concentrate. The concentrate is then bottled and sealed to preserve freshness, flavor, valuable nutrients, and to ensure a shelf stable product.Unlike most juice concentrates, EDEN Organic Cherry Concentrate is prepared without artificial or refined sugars, GEO enzymes or processing aids. Our concentrate is pure, simple and delicious. No short cuts are used in any step of production. Taste the difference and rediscover the flavor and purity our grandparents enjoyed, and that you deserve.Montmorency cherries are traditionally known as the 'pie cherry' and the 'healing cherry'. Where Montmorency cherries have been grown for generations the locals attest to its ability to ease symptoms of chronic aches and pain, arthritis, and gout. A study at Michigan State University was conducted to examine these 'folk medicine' claims. They found that anthocyanins and their anlyon cyanidin, natural anti-inflammatory compounds, found in the pigment of the Montmorency cherry is 10 times more potent than aspirin, without irritating the stomach or causing kidney damage. These compounds have the ability to inhibit two enzymes in the body that influence the production of the human pain hormone, prostaglandin. They also contain bioflavonoids that reduce the uric acid build up in the body associated with the pain and inflammation of arthritis and gout. Montmorency cherries are a powerful source of at least 17 antioxidants that science researchers now agree may help fight cancer, heart disease, reduce pain, and induce restful sleep. The antioxidants found in Montmorency tart cherries have been found superior to the activity of vitamins E and C. The cherries contain the flavoniods kaempferol, isoqueritrin and quercetin that act as antioxidants, as do anthocyanins, eliminating byproducts of oxidative stress and thereby slow the aging process. Quercetin is one of the most potent anticancer agents ever discovered according to scientific research. Research conducted at Brunswick Laboratories in Massachusetts and the Hollings Cancer Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina found that Montmorency cherries contain allagic acid, a naturally occurring plant phenolic that is known as a potent anti-carcenogenic/anti-mutagenic compound. Another compound found in Montmorency cherries, perillyl alcohol, is a natural compound that is extremely powerful in reducing the incidence of cancer. According to the researcher who conducted the tests, Dr. Raymond Hohl, perillyl alcohol 'shuts down the growth of cancer cells by depriving them of the proteins they need to grow.' Perillyl alcohol was found up to five times more potent than the other known cancer reducing compounds at inducing tumor regression. Furthermore, Dr. Russell Reiter, University of Texas Health Science Center, states 'We were surprised at how much melatonin was in cherries, specifically the Montmorency cherry juice concentrates, it had 10 times the melatonin of raw fruit.' 'Melatonin is produced by the pineal gland at the base of the brain and controls sleepiness at night, wakefulness in daytime, and functions as an antioxidant to help the body destroy free radicals', according to the National Sleep Foundation and the Journal of American Chemical Society. Dr. Reiter further states, 'Melatonin is by far the most potent of the antioxidants, much more so than vitamins C, E and A. The reason being that melatonin is both soluble in fat and water and can enter cells that many vitamins cannot.' EDEN Organic Cherry Concentrate is low in sodium, and is a source of carbohydrate, potassium, protein, vitamin C, natural fruit sugars, calcium and iron.EDEN Organic Cherry Concentrate is easy to use, simply add it to tea, water or sparkling water when making punch. Delightful and delicious when used in making smoothies, fruit aspics (kanten), desserts, pastries, sweet and sour sauces, glazes and confectionaries. The antioxidants and flavonoids in cherry concentrate have been found to act as a preservative in foods made with it, preventing rancidity. For beverages, place 1 to 2 tablespoons of EDEN Organic Cherry Concentrate in a 6 to 8 ounce glass of any EDEN tea, Eden Organic Apple Juice, EDENSOY or water. In baking use it as a replacement for part of the liquid measurement or liquid sweeteners called for in the recipe.EDEN Organic Cherry Concentrate can be stored in the refrigerator, tightly sealed, for up to three months after opening or stored in the freezer for up to two years before opening. The cherry concentrate will not freeze solid during storage. Proper storage is important, as exposure to warm temperatures may cause the concentrate to become discolored or to ferment.
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