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Basic Nutrition
The following nutrition values are for 1 cup (154g) of raw sweet cherries. This serving size has 97 calories and provides 3 percent of the recommended daily value (DV) of protein, 13g of sugar and no fat. The total carbohydrates make up 6 percent of the recommended daily value, with an estimated glycemic load of 6. The glycemic load is a score that represents total carbohydrates together with how quickly sugar is released into the blood. NutritionData.com states that a typical goal is a daily glycemic load of 100 or less
Vitamins
Sweet cherries contain vitamins A, E and K, and all of the B vitamins except vitamin B12. They're a great source of vitamin C (18 percent DV), but have smaller amounts---between 1 and 4 percent DV---of all the other vitamins.
Minerals
Cherries have a good amount of potassium, providing 10 percent of the recommended daily intake of this mineral. They're also great if you're watching your salt consumption, because they only have 5mg of sodium, which is too small to be significant. Cherries supply 5 percent of both copper and manganese, and 4 percent of magnesium. They also have a small amount of calcium (2 percent DV), iron (3 percent DV) and zinc (1 percent DV).
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