Yummy Northwest photo - Cherry-Walnut Banana Bread,
recipe courtesy of FatFree Vegan Kitchen
Cherries! Sweet, sour, maraschino, chokecherries....we explore them
all. [more]
Also enjoy an article about cherries by The Growing Gardener.
Quick links
Here are live links for sites mentioned in the June 2008 .pdf format:
Cherry-Walnut Banana Bread recipe
Choose Cherries (article on jet lag)
National Cherry Growers and Industries Foundation
The Orchard at Flathead Lake (their dried cherries were used in the banana bread - yum)
2008 Cherry Festivals
April 18-27
Cherry Sunsation/Northwest Cherry Festival, The Dalles, Ore.
April 25-27
Granger Cherry Festival, Granger, Wash.
May 10
Flathead Cherry Festival, Polson, Mont.
June 11-14
Emmett Cherry Festival, Emmett, Idaho
July 3-6
Cherry Celebration, Hood River Valley, Ore.
July 5
Cherry Festival, Yakima, Wash.
July 19-20
Polson Cherry Festival, Polson, Mont.
September 6
Montana Chokecherry Festival, Lewistown, Mont.
Cherry nutrients - a comparison (per 100 grams)
Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
|
Type |
Protein |
Fiber |
Calcium |
Iron |
Potassium |
Vitamin A |
Vitamin C |
|
Chokecherries |
0.8 g |
4.8 g |
11.2 mg |
0.1 mg |
86.5 mg |
12 IU |
0.2 mg |
|
Maraschino, |
0.22 g |
3.2 g |
54 mg |
0.43 mg |
21 mg |
45 UI |
0.0 mg |
|
Sour |
1 g |
1.6 g |
16 mg |
0.32 mg |
173 mg |
1283 UI |
10 mg |
|
Sweet |
1.06 g |
2.1 g |
13 mg |
0.36 mg |
222 mg |
64 UI |
7 mg |
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