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Tart Cherry Extract

Contains bioactive phytochemicals that may modulate stress, immune, and metabolic pathways.[3222,3378,4084, etc.]

Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.

Moderate Evidence
Stress ResilienceMoodImmune SupportLongevity

Composite Rating

2.7/5

Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.

Evidence Intensity

36/100

Early depth from human/RCT/meta counts

Community Direction

34

Positive Lean • confidence Moderate

Safety Friction

38/100

Early signal from adverse/interaction markers

Data Completeness

100%

Studies 4 • mentions 8 • links 15

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FDA disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Dietary supplements are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Results may vary. Not intended for use by pregnant or nursing women, individuals under 18, or those with known medical conditions without physician consultation.

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Implementation Blueprint

Goal alignment: Stress Resilience, Mood, Immune Support, Longevity.[200,296,351, etc.]

Dose guide: Human-study daily dose: 500 mg/day (moderate-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts)..[200,296,351, etc.]

Category: botanical.[200,296,351, etc.]

Category

Botanical

Evidence Tier

MEDIUM

Daily Guide

Human-study daily dose: 500 mg/day (moderate-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts).

Dosing Guide

Human-study daily dose: 500 mg/day (moderate-confidence extraction from PubMed abstracts).[,, etc.]

At-A-Glance Evidence Architecture[3222,3378,4084, etc.]

Clinical Depth

Humans: 4 • RCTs: 2 • Meta: 0

Cohort / Real-World

Cohort signals: 0

Safety Markers

Adverse signals: 2 • Interactions: 2

Evidence Tracking

Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item

Evidence Tracking

Status

New Evidence

Trend

→ Stable evidence base

Depth

6 total studies · 1 recent

Timeline

20192026

Top Signal Metrics[3222,3378,4084, etc.]

Total indexed

6

Human studies

4

Animal-only studies

4

In vitro / tissue

2

Randomized trials

2

Safety adverse signals

2

Community Direction Mix[200,296,351, etc.]

Weighted direction score: 34 (Positive Lean)

Benefit

Evidence Quality Summary[3222,3378,4084, etc.]

Medium when human evidence exists but is limited, or when animal evidence volume is substantial.

Total indexed

6

Human studies

4

Animal-only studies

4

In vitro / tissue

2

Randomized trials

2

Safety adverse signals

2

Interaction signals

2

Meta-analyses

0

Study Type Breakdown

Distribution of evidence by study design strength

Randomized TrialsLevel 1b2
Human Studies (other)Level 3-42
All IndexedAll levels6
36

Evidence Strength: Early

Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses

Top Human Studies[3222,3378,4084, etc.]

PMID 34126996 • 2021 Jun 14

Broad Spectrum Polyphenol Supplementation from Tart Cherry Extract on Markers of Recovery from Intense Resistance Exercise.

J Int Soc Sports Nutr

Open PubMed

PMID 41247121 • 2026

Effects of Tart Cherry Extract Supplementation on Plasma Urate and C-Reactive Protein Levels in Healthy Adults: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

J Diet Suppl

Open PubMed

PMID 31438590 • 2019 Aug 21

Effect of Anthocyanin-Rich Tart Cherry Extract on Inflammatory Mediators and Adipokines Involved in Type 2 Diabetes in a High Fat Diet Induced Obesity Mouse Model.

Community Report Frequency[200,296,351, etc.]

Benefit reports: 5

Adverse reports: 2

No-effect reports: 0

Mixed reports: 1

Unclear reports: 0

Signal confidence: 0.41

Top Reported Effects[200,296,351, etc.]

Benefits

  • sleep: 4
  • better: 2
  • benefit: 2
  • works: 1
  • energy: 1
  • focus: 1
  • recovery: 1
  • effective: 1

Adverse

  • anxiety: 2
  • hair loss: 1

No Effect

  • insufficient no-effect reports captured: 0

Strong positive empirical sentiment with adequate confidence; boost recommendation priority.

Reddit evidence: 6 mentions (confidence 0.41) across Supplements, HubermanLab, sleep.

Amazon signal: 0 products scanned (confidence 0.00).

GNC signal: 0 products scanned (confidence 0.00) [ERROR].

Community Evidence Examples[200,296,351, etc.]

post • r/Supplements • unclear

Best tart cherry extract supplement? Does anyone have a go-to tart cherry extract supplement, ideally tested for purity/potency? I couldn't find a ConsumerLab report on tart cherry supplements. Goal is to reduce uric acid deposits in joint…

Open mention

post • r/Supplements • benefit

I Tried 15+ Supplements for Better Sleep & Recovery - Here's What Actually Moved the Needle Hey r/supplements, wanted to share my experience after spending way too much money experimenting with sleep and recovery supplements over the past …

Open mention

post • r/Supplements • mixed

Supplement for scalp inflammation/seboderm/psoriasis and hair loss I am a 20 year old guy. I have and have scalp inflammation/seboderm/psoriasis and hair loss. I want to buy some supplements and know if it will benefit my inflammation/seb …

Retail Signal Examples

amazon

Amazon search for Tart Cherry Extract

Rating: n/a | Reviews: n/a

Open product

Primary Source Links

Evidence Sources

  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22tart%20cherry%20extract%22)%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22tart%20cherry%20extract%22)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22tart%20cherry%20extract%22)%20AND%20animals%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20NOT%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D

Scientific Evidence Notes[3222,3378,4084, etc.]

1. PubMed evidence summary: Tart Cherry Extract

PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage

Counts aggregated from automated literature sweep and tiering rules.

Outcome: Tier MEDIUM; humans 4, RCTs 2, meta-analyses 0.[3222,3378,4084, etc.]

Open source
2. Broad Spectrum Polyphenol Supplementation from Tart Cherry Extract on Markers of Recovery from Intense Resistance Exercise.

PUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set

PMID 34126996 from J Int Soc Sports Nutr.

Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[, etc.]

3222
3378,
4084

Safety and Pitfalls

  • Lower safety signal in literature, but monitor for individual response.[200,296,351, etc.]
  • Potential side effect: anxiety[200,296,351, etc.]
  • Potential side effect: hair loss[200,296,351, etc.]
5 (63%)
Adverse2 (25%)
No Effect0 (0%)
Mixed1 (13%)

Nutrients

Open PubMed

PMID 30706481 • 2019 Mar

In Vitro Bioaccessibility of Tart Cherry Anthocyanins in a Health Supplement Mix Containing Mineral Clay.

J Food Sci

Open PubMed

terminated

Use adverse/interactions PubMed signal counts for screening; perform clinician review before high-dose or multi-drug stack use.

Human-study daily dose signal: 500 mg/day (confidence MEDIUM).

Extracted from 2 dosing mentions across 1 PubMed studies (mg/day).

Open mention

post • r/Supplements • adverse

Why is vitamin K2 having such a profound effect on me? for context I suffer from multiple mental health conditions. ive had bouts of psychosis which have calmed down for the most part leaving me with ocd like tendencies and a decently anhe…

Open mention

post • r/Supplements • benefit

Need Advice For Sleep Stack I wanted to add a sleep stack to my supplement routine because I feel like I would benefit from the better quality sleep. Currently I’m taking: 1. Melatonin 0.3mg 2. L-Tryptophan 500mg 3. Tart Cherry Extract 300…

Open mention

post • r/Supplements • unclear

Been taking two capsules of tart cherry extract per night and I’ve been having really lucid dreams. Anyone else experiencing the same for this particular brand or similar ones?

Open mention

post • r/HubermanLab • benefit

Key Takeaways from 300 Core Huberman Lab Episodes (Analyzed with NotebookLM) Pt.2 Like many of you, I'm constantly trying to synthesise the wealth of information Andrew shares. I recently undertook a small project: I selected 50 episodes h…

Open mention

post • r/sleep • benefit

Supplement Recommendations Hey everyone, I’m starting a supplement brand for sleep quality and was wondering if you guys have taken any supplements that you’ve found helpful? I plan to include the following ingredients: melatonin, L-theani…

Open mention

comment • r/Supplements • unclear

*Solid* post. I would say to have the goal of getting off the tart cherry extract. Apigenim as well. From there, continue focusing on behaviour changes: - Especially a "wind-down" routine. - You didn't mention avoiding screens 1-2 hours be…

Open mention
https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22tart%20cherry%20extract%22)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20randomized%20controlled%20trial%5BPublication%20Type%5D
  • https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/esearch.fcgi?db=pubmed&term=(%22tart%20cherry%20extract%22)%20AND%20humans%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20AND%20(supplement*%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20supplementation%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20intake%5BTitle%2FAbstract%5D%20OR%20dietary%20supplements%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D)%20AND%20meta-analysis%5BPublication%20Type%5D
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34126996/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41247121/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31438590/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30706481/
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Tart%20Cherry%20Extract
  • Community Sources

    • https://old.reddit.com/search.json?raw_json=1&sort=relevance&t=year&limit=12&q=%22tart%20cherry%20extract%22%20(supplement%20OR%20dosage%20OR%20stack%20OR%20side%20effects%20OR%20review)%20(subreddit%3ASupplements%20OR%20subreddit%3ANootropics%20OR%20subreddit%3ABiohackers%20OR%20subreddit%3Alongevity%20OR%20subreddit%3ANutrition%20OR%20subreddit%3AHubermanLab%20OR%20subreddit%3ASleep%20OR%20subreddit%3AFitness%20OR%20subreddit%3Aketoscience%20OR%20subreddit%3AStackAdvice)
    • https://old.reddit.com/r/Supplements/comments/1jt3a13/best_tart_cherry_extract_supplement/.json?raw_json=1&sort=top&limit=25
    • https://old.reddit.com/r/Supplements/comments/1pby3m4/i_tried_15_supplements_for_better_sleep_recovery/.json?raw_json=1&sort=top&limit=25
    • https://old.reddit.com/r/Supplements/comments/1qsf3sm/supplement_for_scalp/.json?raw_json=1&sort=top&limit=25
    • https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=Tart%20Cherry%20Extract
    3222,
    3378,
    4084
    Open source
    3. Effects of Tart Cherry Extract Supplementation on Plasma Urate and C-Reactive Protein Levels in Healthy Adults: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

    PUBMED • 2026 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 41247121 from J Diet Suppl.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[3222,3378,4084, etc.]

    Open source
    4. Effect of Anthocyanin-Rich Tart Cherry Extract on Inflammatory Mediators and Adipokines Involved in Type 2 Diabetes in a High Fat Diet Induced Obesity Mouse Model.

    PUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 31438590 from Nutrients.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[3222,3378,4084, etc.]

    Open source
    5. In Vitro Bioaccessibility of Tart Cherry Anthocyanins in a Health Supplement Mix Containing Mineral Clay.

    PUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set

    PMID 30706481 from J Food Sci.

    Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[3222,3378,4084, etc.]

    Open source