Get healthier by knowing your juice ORAC antioxidant rating.

Wanting to keep fit and avoid problems like cancer, Americans use diet and exercise to live healthier lives. Juices with antioxidants that fight cancer-causing free radicals are an important part of that healthy diet for many people.

 The benefits of antioxidants apply to virtually all the major systems of the body, including the cardiovascular system, immune system and specific nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain. Antioxidants also protect the body against cancers and can help slow aging. But to get the full benefit of natural antioxidants, they need to be consumed in sufficient quantity, each and every day.

With so many juices and nutrition drinks lining store shelves, consumers often buy juices on a “marketing promise” that doesn’t deliver true antioxidant value. And who can blame them, with all those juices referencing antioxidants but not quantifying the specific antioxidant value in each bottle or brand of juice? What consumers are missing is the opportunity to make a truly informed choice in selecting a juice that delivers a substantiated antioxidant advantage. Not any longer.

New scientific studies from Brunswick Labs and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have revealed clear winners and losers when it comes to the quantity—and quality—of natural antioxidants contained in fruits and vegetables. The patented measurement is called Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, or ORAC. By using the ORAC measurement, we are now able to rate the antioxidant power contained in all juices.

We put CHERRish to the test when we partnered with Brunswick Laboratories, the leading commercial laboratory specializing in the science of antioxidants and oxidative stress. Scientists found Montmorency Cherries among one of the highest ORAC-rated fruits when it comes to antioxidants, known for fighting diseases like cancer and heart disease. ORAC, which got its start with the U.S.D.A., is considered the international testing standard for antioxidant capacity.

Put simply, ORAC measures how many oxygen free radicals a specific food can absorb and deactivate. The more oxygen free radicals a food absorbs, the higher its ORAC score. The higher the ORAC score, the better a food is at helping our bodies fight diseases like cancer and heart disease.

CHERRish Montmorency Cherry Juice is the first juice to certify its high ORAC capacity and disclose the rating on each and every bottle. The Montmorency tart cherry has one of the highest ORAC ratings for fruit, making it one of the top antioxidant foods. That puts it in the same antioxidant class as pomegranate and blueberries, and that makes CHERRish Montmorency Cherry Juice the right choice for health conscious consumers. It’s one of the few juices that can be officially dubbed a “Super Antioxidant Juice.”

Montmorency cherries aren’t your ordinary sweet cherries traditionally consumed as snacks. These antioxidant super fruits are an antioxidant food with a high-powered health advantage. Each 10.5 ounce bottle of CHERRish is certified at more than 8000. ORAC antioxidant units—more than double the minimum daily recommended 3,000 units outlined by the Department of Agriculture. The agency estimates that most consumers get far less: about 1,200 units per day.

Not only is CHERRish rich with natural antioxidants but it also tastes great. CHERRish is 100% natural juice compared to many juices that blend their lead juice with added sugars and low antioxidant apple, pear or grape juice to sweeten the juice. Seeing these filler juices on the label is a sure sign that a juice’s antioxidant strength is diluted, reducing health benefits.

The Montmorency cherry also contains anthocyanins that help reduce inflammation and ease the pain of arthritis and gout. These cherries are also chockfull of essential nutrients, such as beta carotene (vitamin A), which helps promote better eyesight and healthy skin. In fact, Montmorency cherries contain 19 times the beta carotene of blueberries and strawberries. If that wasn’t enough, they’re a natural source of melatonin--a potent antioxidant that helps regulate our circadian rhythms and sleep patterns.

Not only is CHERRish a healthy choice, it’s an intelligent one. By providing health conscious consumers with the antioxidant information they need, they no longer have to play guessing games about health benefits with their choice of juice. Instead, CHERRish’s “truth in juice” labeling is blazing a new trail in the nutritional juice industry.

Be assured you are drinking a juice certified high in antioxidants. Buy CHERRish today.