Tart Cherry Extract
by Highland Laboratories · liquid · 4 oz.
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 68305 11994 9
- DSLD label 79972
- Serving 3 g (1/2 teaspoon); amounts per 6 g
- 49 servings
Tart Cherry Extract by Highland Laboratories lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 6 g, such as 260 mg of vitamin C, 1,000 mg of tart cherry 4:1 fruit extract, 250 mg of black cherry 20:1 fruit extract and 70 mg of MSM. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 20, 2017.
What is in Tart Cherry Extract?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 g. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 260 mg | 433% | Higher than 75% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 520 mg. |
| Tart Cherry 4:1 fruit extract | 1,000 mg | Higher than 81% of 322 products listing sour cherry (median 412.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg. | |
| Black Cherry 20:1 fruit extract | 250 mg | 57% of 68 products listing wild cherry give more (median 450 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. | |
| MSM | 70 mg | 88% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 140 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 79972 (entered November 20, 2017), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Tart Cherry Extract's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Cherry ComplexGNC SuperFoods 3 shared, 59% alike
- Cherry Fruit ExtractBluebonnet 2 shared, 48% alike
- Advanced Therapeutics Extended Delivery Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM Ultra Rx-Joint Triple StengthNature's Plus · off the market 3 shared, 37% alike
- Advanced Therapeutics Triple Strength Ultra Rx-JointNature's Plus · off the market 3 shared, 37% alike
- Triple Strength Ultra Rx-JointNatures Plus · off the market 3 shared, 37% alike
- Advanced Therapeutics Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM Ultra Rx-Joint Triple StrengthNaturesPlus · off the market 3 shared, 37% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- One half teaspoon, once to twice daily, as a dietary supplement. Can be taken as a concentrate or mixed with 8 fl oz of water for a delicious hydrating drink.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No soy, salt, yeast, gluten, or milk & egg products. Non-GMO- This product does not contain genetically modified materials.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 79972.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: purified Water, Cane Sugar, Cultured Dextrose, Stevia.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured Earth Friendly.
How many labels does Tart Cherry Extract have?
One label is on file, entered on November 20, 2017.
- Label 79972 (current) Entered November 20, 2017 · on the market · 4 oz. · UPC 7 68305 11994 9
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Highland Laboratories (manufacturer). All Highland Laboratories products.