Tart cherry & your evening routine
An evening ritual worth looking forward to.
A refreshing cherry drink. A quiet moment. A routine you can make your own.
Curious about tart cherry for sleep? Explore what researchers have found, then discover an easy way to enjoy our Montmorency–Morello blend in your evening glass.
One ingredient · 68° Brix · Cold-filled by FruitFast
Mix it the way you enjoy it.
Start with the question that brought you here
Can tart cherry juice help with sleep?
Some small human studies have reported improvements in sleep measurements with specific tart cherry preparations. Two areas researchers have examined are time spent asleep and sleep efficiency—the proportion of time in bed spent sleeping. [1] [2] [3]
Sleep duration
In a seven-day trial involving 20 healthy adults, a tart cherry concentrate increased total sleep time and sleep efficiency compared with placebo. [1]
A closer look at rest
Small studies in older adults also reported improvements in selected sleep measures. Other outcomes did not improve significantly, showing why the whole study matters. [2] [3]
What this means for you: the studies offer reasons to explore tart cherry, but they were small and tested particular preparations, not FruitFast’s current Montmorency–Morello blend. They cannot predict an individual result. Explore the fuller sleep and melatonin research →
Simple ingredients. Your favorite glass.
Make your evening a little more cherry.
If a Sleepy Girl Mocktail brought you here, start with this easy, alcohol-free cherry spritzer. Bold fruit flavor and sparkling water make a drink you can adjust to your taste.
Prefer a quieter fizz? Use still water. Love a brighter finish? Add a slice of lemon or lime. The best version is the one you enjoy making.
Our tart cherry concentrate serving is 1 fl oz—2 tablespoons, or approximately 30 mL. Add water to suit your preferred flavor strength.
Enjoy a tangier drink? Some customers add a splash of apple cider vinegar to their diluted cherry drink. Treat it as an optional flavor variation and adjust to taste.
The care behind your daily pour
Two tart cherry varieties.
One simple ingredient.
Our signature 32 fl oz concentrate brings together Montmorency and Morello tart cherries. From the blend to the way we handle each bottle, we focus on fruit quality, simple ingredients, and careful processing.
A full 68° Brix
Concentrated fruit flavor that you can mix to taste. Brix describes soluble solids; it does not measure melatonin or sleep benefits.
All tart cherry
100% tart cherry juice concentrate. No added sweeteners, filler juices, or added preservatives. Naturally occurring fruit sugars remain.
Cold-filled. Kept cold.
Flash pasteurized upstream, then cold-filled by FruitFast without reheating for bottling. We refrigerate the finished bottles until shipment.
We bottle in ongoing production runs and keep the concentrate refrigerated before it leaves our facility. Refrigerate or freeze your bottle after arrival.
A little goes a long way
About 94¢ per
1 fl oz serving.
Based on a $29.95, 32 fl oz bottle with 32 servings. Before shipping and tax.
A bottle full of possibilities.
One 32 fl oz bottle gives you 32 servings of 1 fl oz to enjoy in drinks, smoothies, or food. Start with a bottle and discover your favorite way to use it.
Make it a routine—and save.
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Your routine. Your choice.
Love a daily drink?
Prefer grab-and-go convenience?
Some customers enjoy the ritual of mixing their juice. Others prefer the simplicity of CherryFlex softgels. Find the format that feels at home in your day.
For the flavor & the ritual
Tart cherry concentrate
Make a cherry spritzer, blend it into a smoothie, or pour a refreshing glass with water. Enjoy real cherry flavor and the freedom to mix it your way.
One serving: 1 fl oz / 2 tablespoons.
For simple, portable convenience
CherryFlex softgels
Prefer to skip the mixing? Explore our whole-fruit tart cherry softgels for a convenient routine at home or while traveling.
See the CherryFlex product page for ingredients and serving directions.
Choose by preference and product directions. The juice sleep studies described here do not establish the same sleep effects for CherryFlex softgels.
Your first bottle. Our promise.
Start with one bottle.
Try it with confidence.
Our 90-day satisfaction guarantee gives you time to decide whether FruitFast fits your routine. Contact us within 90 days of purchase and return the unused portion of your eligible first bottle.
After we receive and review the return, we refund the bottle’s purchase price and the original standard shipping charge you paid.
One eligible trial bottle per customer. Direct FruitFast purchases only; bulk excluded. Expedited or air shipping charges and return postage are not refunded. Return of the unused portion is required.
A few questions before your first pour.
How much FruitFast tart cherry concentrate is one serving?
One serving is 1 fl oz, or 2 tablespoons—approximately 30 mL. A 32 fl oz bottle contains 32 servings. Mix a serving with about 7 fl oz water, then adjust the water for taste. This is our product serving guidance, not a clinically established sleep dose.
When should I drink it, and how soon might I notice a difference?
Does tart cherry concentrate contain added melatonin?
No. Our concentrate has one ingredient: tart cherry juice concentrate. Tart cherries have been studied as a food source of naturally occurring melatonin, but we do not state a tested melatonin amount for a current FruitFast serving. Read our melatonin guide.
Does no added sugar mean sugar-free?
No. The concentrate contains the fruit’s naturally occurring sugars. Check the Nutrition Facts and account for the amount of concentrate you use. Adding water changes the drink’s strength, not the total sugar in the concentrate you poured.
Can I add apple cider vinegar?
Some customers enjoy an optional splash in their diluted tart cherry drink for a tangier flavor. It is a serving preference; we do not claim that this combination improves sleep or makes the concentrate more effective.
How should I store my bottle?
We keep our concentrate refrigerated until shipment. It travels without cold packs during normal transit. Refrigerate or freeze after arrival, keep it refrigerated after opening, and shake before pouring. Read our storage guide.
For a closer look
The research behind the conversation.
These studies examined particular tart cherry preparations and groups of people. Here are the findings behind the summaries above.
2012: Tart cherry concentrate in 20 healthy adults
Howatson and colleagues used a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover design. After seven days with the study concentrate, total sleep time and sleep efficiency increased. The study was small and did not test FruitFast’s current blend. Read the study.
2010: A tart cherry beverage in 15 older adults
Pigeon and colleagues studied a proprietary beverage in older adults with insomnia. Compared with placebo, selected insomnia measures improved, while sleep latency, total sleep time, and sleep efficiency did not improve significantly. Read the study.
2018: A small pilot study with eight completers
Losso and colleagues reported increased sleep time measured in a sleep laboratory and improvement in one sleep-efficiency measure. Other questionnaire outcomes did not differ significantly. Only eight participants completed the study, so the result needs that context. Read the study.
- Howatson et al. (2012). Tart cherry concentrate, melatonin measurements, and sleep quality. European Journal of Nutrition. Study details.
- Pigeon et al. (2010). Tart cherry beverage and sleep in older adults with insomnia. Journal of Medicinal Food. Study details.
- Losso et al. (2018). Tart cherry juice, insomnia, and possible mechanisms. American Journal of Therapeutics. Study details.