Red Montmorency Tart Cherries are tree ripened and carefully harvested, washed, chilled, rapidly processed, and frozen to maintain its freshness, texture, flavor, and ultimately a higher quality. The cherries are stemmed, sized, sorted and pitted. They are packaged into a 4 US gal (30lb) bucket with a “5+1” ratio (25lbs of cherries and topped with 5 lbs of sugar to preserve and prevent oxidation. They are block frozen and stored at 0°F. The cherries are graded against USDA standards (June 1974) and to customer specifications. The cherry processing facilities are SQF internationally certified, USDA, Kosher, and FSMA compliant. All the tart Cherries are received from Global Gap or FSMA compliant growers to ensure the food safety of our product. 

Note: The standard is with sugar – but they may be ordered (pre-season) without sugar, but also have a reduction in self-life and must be used sooner. 

Red Montmorency Tart Cherry Concentrate prepared from tree ripened fresh tart cherries picked at their prime to ensure higher natural brix (sugar) levels. The cherry juice is collected from the cherries when pressed. It is depectinized, filtered, and concentrated to 68° Brix. The juice essence from the products steam is collected and may be withheld or returned by customer specs when order pre-pak (pre-season). The final product is barreled with 52 gal of concentrate in a 55 US gal drum; frozen and stored at 0°F. Smaller packaging such as 4 gallon buckets or retail packaging or other customization may be arranged/order prior to harvest.  

Note: European standard is a 65° Brix and may be ordered pre-season. Arrangements can be made to re-concentrate current stock of 68° Brix to 65° Brix if needed.

Flavorful red dehydrated Montmorency Tart Cherries are the perfect addition to salad, muffins, granola bars, oatmeal, yogurt parfaits, pasta, meat marinade and more… They are limitless great healthy snack and pop of color to any meal.  They are made with real Montmorency Tart Cherries pitted and infused with cane sugar. They are dried to specified moisture, equalized and then packaged.  Sunflower oil is used as a processing aid.

Note: The standard Dried Tart Cherry is sugar infused, but may also be purchased with no sugar added (“sugar free”)

Instant quick freeze Red Montmorency Tart Cherries are tree ripened and carefully harvested, washed, chilled, rapidly processed, and frozen to maintain its freshness, texture, flavor, and ultimately a higher quality. The cherries are stemmed, sized, sorted and pitted similar to the 5+1 pack. The Highest graded fruit is used then selected and individually frozen vs block freezing. This process helps to maintain its size and relative shape. No sugar is added. Once frozen the cherries are packaged into a 40 lbs. poly lined box and stored at 0°F. The fruit is then evaluated and graded to the US standard (June 1974) and customer specification. Standard Grade A: 94 score.

Note: IQF Tart Cherries are becoming more popular because of their uniformity and ease to handle and cook with.