The wild black cherry -- also known as black cherry, rum cherry, and mountain cherry -- has a sweet taste and is often enjoyed as a dessert topping or on its own. Black cherries are a healthy treat with antioxidant properties. Antioxidants fight free radicals in the body, which cause damage to your cells and play a role in aging and chronic disease.
Calories
Fresh black cherries can be enjoyed on their own or combined with yogurt, cereal, nuts or other fruits. One cup of black cherries has 92 calories, 36 from fat. If you follow a 2,000 calorie diet, a cup of cherries only accounts for 5 percent of your daily caloric intake.
Carbohydrates, Fat and Protein
Black cherries are high in sugar. Each cup contains 9.3 g of sugar. Black cherries provide three grams of dietary fiber. That is 12 percent of the daily fiber requirement in a 2,000 calorie diet. In addition, one cup of black cherries contains 4 g of fat and 1.5 g of protein.
Canned Black Cherries
Canned black cherries often come in a syrup that causes them to have a high sugar content per serving. One cup of canned black cherries will have twice the calories and four times the sugar of fresh black cherries. To obtain the highest amount of nutrients without added sugar or other preservatives, choose fresh fruits and vegetables over packed when possible.
Caution
This nutritional information is meant as a guide. There may be variations in nutritional values depending the varieties of cherries selected and growing conditions.
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