Red Bigarreau Cherries

Ingredients: Cherries (54%), sugar, glucose-fructose syrup, acidity regulator: citric acid, colours: E120, E142. May contain traces of SULPHITE.

Besides vitamins and minerals, cherries also contain anthocyanin, the red pigment found in the berries. The anthocyanins in cherries have been shown to reduce pain and inflammation in rats. Anthocyanins are also powerful antioxidants, and active research is being carried out into their public health benefits.

Candied cherries contain added sugar and are therefore high in calories.

In the past, cherries were also grown in fairly large quantities in more northerly regions, including the Betuwe in the Netherlands. This northern cultivation declined sharply after the Second World War. Today, Turkey is the world's largest cherry producer