Evidence brief · Supplement
Tart Cherry for Sleep quality
Evidence grade C — Small
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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1 at grade C — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Sleep qualityEvidence grade C
Small
Smallmixed
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Sleep quality (grade C).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For sleep quality, Tart Cherry earns evidence grade C (small effect, mixed consistency) — the evidence is limited or mixed. Small
How it might work
Its melatonin content and anti-inflammatory anthocyanins plausibly support sleep and reduce exercise-induced muscle damage.
How to use it
~480 mL juice or an equivalent concentrate/extract daily, often twice daily around hard training.
Safety & cautions
Safe; the juice carries sugar and calories worth accounting for.
Bottom line
A gentle, food-based aid for sleep and post-exercise recovery. Modest effects; fine if you enjoy it.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Standard
- ~480 mL juice or equivalent concentrate daily.
Goes with
- Tart CherryRead the full Tart Cherry monographEvidence grade C
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Tart Cherry for Exercise recovery / sorenessEvidence grade C — Reduced damage markersEvidence grade C
- Passionflower for Sleep qualityEvidence grade C — ModestEvidence grade C
- Tart Cherry: dosage and how to take it~480 mL juice or equivalent concentrate daily.Evidence grade C
- Tart Cherry: side effects, safety & interactionsSafe; the juice carries sugar and calories worth accounting for.Evidence grade C
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.