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Cherry tree

Cherries, sour, red, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 209 kJ (50 kcal)
12.2 g
Sugars 8.5 g
Dietary fiber 1.6 g
0.3 g
1 g
Vitamins
Vitamin A equiv.
(8%)
64 μg
(7%)
770 μg
85 μg
Thiamine (B1)
(3%)
0.03 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
(3%)
0.04 mg
Niacin (B3)
(3%)
0.4 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)
(3%)
0.143 mg
Vitamin B6
(3%)
0.044 mg
Folate (B9)
(2%)
8 μg
Choline
(1%)
6.1 mg
Vitamin C
(12%)
10 mg
Vitamin K
(2%)
2.1 μg
Minerals
Calcium
(2%)
16 mg
Iron
(2%)
0.32 mg
Magnesium
(3%)
9 mg
Manganese
(5%)
0.112 mg
Phosphorus
(2%)
15 mg
Potassium
(4%)
173 mg
Sodium
(0%)
3 mg
Zinc
(1%)
0.1 mg

Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient Database
Cherries, sweet, red, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 263 kJ (63 kcal)
16 g
Sugars 12.8 g
Dietary fiber 2.1 g
0.2 g
1.1 g
Vitamins
Vitamin A equiv.
(0%)
3 μg
(0%)
38 μg
85 μg
Thiamine (B1)
(2%)
0.027 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
(3%)
0.033 mg
Niacin (B3)
(1%)
0.154 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)
(4%)
0.199 mg
Vitamin B6
(4%)
0.049 mg
Folate (B9)
(1%)
4 μg
Choline
(1%)
6.1 mg
Vitamin C
(8%)
7 mg
Vitamin K
(2%)
2.1 μg
Minerals
Calcium
(1%)
13 mg
Iron
(3%)
0.36 mg
Magnesium
(3%)
11 mg
Manganese
(3%)
0.07 mg
Phosphorus
(3%)
21 mg
Potassium
(5%)
222 mg
Sodium
(0%)
0 mg
Zinc
(1%)
0.07 mg

Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient Database

A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).

The cherry fruits of commerce usually are obtained from a limited number of species such as cultivars of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium. The name 'cherry' also refers to the cherry tree, and is sometimes applied to almonds and visually similar flowering trees in the genus Prunus, as in "ornamental cherry", "cherry blossom", etc. Wild cherry may refer to any of the cherry species growing outside of cultivation, although Prunus avium is often referred to specifically by the name "wild cherry" in the British Isles.

Many cherries are members of the subgenus Cerasus, which is distinguished by having the flowers in small corymbs of several together (not singly, nor in racemes), and by having smooth fruit with only a weak groove along one side, or no groove. The subgenus is native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with two species in America, three in Europe, and the remainder in Asia. Other cherry fruits are members of subgenus Padus. Cherry trees with low exposure to light tend to have a bigger leaf size so they can intercept all light possible. Cherry trees with high exposure to light tend to have thicker leaves to concentrate light and have a higher photosynthetic capacity.

Most eating cherries are derived from either Prunus avium, the sweet cherry (also called the wild cherry), or from Prunus cerasus, the sour cherry.

The English word cherry derives from French cerise, Spanish cereza, and Turkish kiraz, all originating from the Latin cerasum, referring to an ancient Greek region near Giresun, Turkey from which cherries were first thought to be exported to Europe.


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