Tart cherry juice and powder show up in recovery and sleep studies, probably via polyphenols and a little melatonin. It is also sugar if you drink the juice by the pint. Powder or a measured concentrate is less dessert.
Supplements
Limited evidence
Tart Cherry
Montmorency concentrate for sore legs and sleepy nights.
How to use
A labeled concentrate serving in the evening after hard training, or nightly for a sleep trial.
Details
- Ingredients
- Montmorency tart cherry
- Benefits
- Soreness, Sleep quality (small studies)
- Dosage
- As labeled concentrate or 480 ml juice equivalent in studies
- When to take
- Evening, Before bed
- Side effects
- Sugar load with juice; GI upset with concentrates.
- Scientific evidence
- Several sports-recovery and sleep trials exist; heterogeneity in products is high.
- Form
- Capsule
- Third-party tested
- Yes
Editorial rating ★ 3.8
A reasonable food-like recovery extra. Not more important than protein and rest days.
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