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An Honest Comparison
Tart cherry is one of the few foods with human studies on uric acid. Most of those studies used tart cherry juice or concentrate, not capsules. So the best supplement is the one that gets you a meaningful dose without the sugar that comes with juice.
We are the maker of LIV3 Health SugarShield, one of the products on this list, so any roundup we publish has a built-in commercial interest. We list it first for people whose uric acid is driven by sugar. For tart cherry alone, a dedicated capsule gives more per dollar, and we say which.
| Tart cherry per serving | Form | Testing | Cost/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIV3 Health SugarShield | 30:1 extract + 250 mg luteolin (liposomal) | 1 capsule | Published per batch | $0.83 |
| NOW Tart Cherry 500 mg | 500 mg CherryPURE (50:1) | 1 veg capsule | Intertek GMP certified | $0.30 |
| Life Extension Tart Cherry | 480 mg CherryPURE skin powder | 1–2 veg capsules | None stated | $0.35–$0.70 |
| Solaray Triple Strength | 680 mg, 3% anthocyanins | 2 veg capsules | Lab verified | $0.80 |
| Sports Research Tart Cherry | 800 mg organic Montmorency | Softgel | Third-party tested, cGMP | $0.35 |
| GoodGrove Tart Cherry | 3,600 mg fruit-equivalent | 2 capsules | Third-party lab tested | $1.67 |
| Cheribundi Original (juice) | About 50 cherries per 8 fl oz | Juice, 29 g sugar | Not stated | $2.16 |
List prices checked October 2026. Cost per day assumes one serving a day unless the label says two.
Same four checks for every product. Cost per day at list price.
$89.95 $49.95 · 60 servings
44% OFFMade by LIV3 Health. We are the maker, so read the other options below before you choose.
250 mg of luteolin (98% Sophora japonica) with a 30:1 tart cherry extract, in a 450 mg liposomal blend on sunflower lecithin.
People whose uric acid problem starts with sugar. Fructose breakdown produces uric acid, and luteolin inhibits fructokinase, the enzyme that starts it, in lab studies. That effect has not yet been shown in human trials.
Third-party lab results published per batch. Manufactured by Best Formulations in a cGMP California facility.
We built it for uric acid that starts with sugar, and it is the only product here aimed at the fructose step as well as uric acid. If you only want tart cherry, a dedicated capsule below gives more per dollar.
500 mg of CherryPURE tart cherry, a 50:1 concentrate grown in the USA, in one veg capsule.
Anyone who wants a daily tart cherry dose at the lowest cost: about $0.30 a day at $26.99 for 90 capsules.
Intertek GMP certified and Non-GMO Project Verified. No anthocyanin figure on the label, and no published batch results.
The best value for tart cherry alone: a research-range dose in one capsule, with no sugar, at the lowest cost per day on this list.
480 mg of CherryPURE tart cherry skin powder per capsule, one or two a day.
People who want to copy the studied dose: a 2021 study found a single 480 mg capsule lowered uric acid for up to 24 hours in healthy adults.
Standardized for anthocyanins, but the amount is not stated, and the product page makes no testing claim.
The closest match to a published capsule study. NOW costs less and has a GMP certificate.
680 mg of extract in two capsules, standardized to 3% anthocyanins (20.4 mg).
People who want to know how much of the active pigments they are getting.
The only product here that states its anthocyanin content. Made in Solaray's own GMP facility, lab verified for potency, purity and identity.
The clearest label, but two capsules a day and $0.80 a day, more than twice NOW's cost.
800 mg of organic Montmorency tart cherry (CherryPURE) in softgels.
People who prefer softgels. The brand markets it for joints and recovery rather than uric acid.
Third-party tested and cGMP. One softgel a day, so a $20.95 bottle of 60 lasts two months. It does not state its anthocyanin content.
A good softgel option at $0.35 a day, but its label tells you less than the capsules above.
Labelled “3,600 mg equivalent” of cold-processed tart cherry per serving. That figure describes the fresh fruit used, not the extract in the capsules.
Amazon shoppers who check they are buying the brand's own listing. It is the most-searched tart cherry capsule brand in the US.
Says it is third-party lab tested, vegan, non-GMO and made in a GMP facility in the USA, with a 90-day guarantee. It does not state the actual extract amount or anthocyanin content.
Popular, but the most expensive capsule here at about $1.67 a day ($49.99 for 30 days on the brand’s own site), and the label maths is harder to check than the products above.
About 50 tart cherries in 8 fl oz, close to the 240 mL of juice used in a 2019 study.
People who will not take capsules.
No testing claim stated. 29 g of total sugar per 8 fl oz, 2 g of it added.
Only if you will not take capsules: the sugar works against a uric acid goal, and it costs about $2.16 a serving, around seven times NOW.
The evidence is mixed: tart cherry lowered uric acid in some short studies of people without gout, but not in the one dosing trial in people with gout.
| Study | Who | What they took | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang et al., 2012 | 633 people with gout (observational) | Cherries or cherry extract in the 2 days before a flare | 35% lower risk of a gout attack; 75% lower combined with allopurinol |
| Martin & Coles, 2019 | 26 adults with overweight or obesity | 240 mL tart cherry juice daily for 4 weeks | Serum uric acid fell 19.2% |
| Stamp et al., 2020 | 50 people with gout | 7.5–30 mL concentrate twice daily for 28 days | No effect on serum urate at any dose |
| Hillman & Uhranowsky, 2021 | 48 healthy adults | 480 mg capsules or 240 mL juice for 48 hours | About 8% short-lived drop; one capsule lasted up to 24 hours |
| Lamb & Lynn, 2026 | 12 healthy adults | One 250 mL serving of juice | No difference from water |
The four questions worth asking before you buy any tart cherry product:
Look for a named extract (such as CherryPURE) and milligrams in the capsule. “Mg equivalent” or fresh-fruit numbers are not the same thing.
Fructose raises uric acid, so a juice with 29 g of sugar works against the goal. Capsules deliver tart cherry with little or no sugar.
Studies used about 480–500 mg capsules once or twice a day, 240 mL of juice, or 30 mL of concentrate twice a day. Start there, with food.
A GMP certificate or published third-party results is the best transparency signal. Without it you are trusting the label without verification.
In some short studies, yes. Drinking 240 mL of tart cherry juice daily for 4 weeks lowered serum uric acid by 19.2% in adults with overweight or obesity (Martin & Coles, 2019). But in people with gout, tart cherry concentrate taken twice daily for 28 days had no effect on serum urate at any dose tested (Stamp et al., 2020). So results vary, and the evidence is weakest in people who already have gout.
It depends on what drives your uric acid. If it is sugar or fructose, SugarShield pairs tart cherry with luteolin for that. For tart cherry alone, choose a capsule with a named extract and no sugar: NOW Tart Cherry 500 mg is the best value, and Life Extension's 480 mg CherryPURE capsule matches the capsule dose used in a 2021 study (Hillman & Uhranowsky, 2021).
Capsules avoid juice sugar, which matters because fructose raises uric acid. In one study of healthy adults, a single 480 mg tart cherry capsule kept uric acid lower for up to 24 hours, while a single serving of juice was followed by a rise in uric acid between 8 and 48 hours (Hillman & Uhranowsky, 2021).
There are no capsule studies in people with gout yet. In adults without gout, studies that lowered uric acid used 480–500 mg capsules (Hillman & Uhranowsky, 2021; Jäger et al., 2025) or 240 mL of juice daily (Martin & Coles, 2019). In people with gout, 7.5–30 mL of concentrate twice daily did not lower urate (Stamp et al., 2020). Take tart cherry alongside, not instead of, any gout medicine your doctor prescribes.
In a study of 633 people with gout, the odds of a gout attack were about 75% lower during periods when people both ate cherries and took allopurinol (Zhang et al., 2012). This was an observational study, so it shows an association, not proof. Ask your doctor before combining supplements with medicine.
Partly. It combines a 30:1 tart cherry extract with 250 mg of luteolin, aimed at people whose uric acid is driven by sugar. For tart cherry alone, a dedicated capsule gives more per dollar. See the full ingredient list.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Tart cherry is not a replacement for urate-lowering medicine. Consult a qualified healthcare provider before starting any new supplement.
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