A 2006 review concluded that there was no link between omega-3 fatty acids consumption and cancer. This is similar to the findings of a review of studies up to February 2002 that failed to find clear effects of long and shorter chain omega-3 fats on total risk of death, combined cardiovascular events and cancer.
The cultivated forms are of the species sweet cherry (P. avium) to which most cherry cultivars belong, and the sour cherry (P. cerasus), which is used mainly for cooking. Both species originate in Europe and western Asia; they do not cross-pollinate.
Bella Viva Orchards provides customers nationwide with access to gourmet dried fruits including 5 different types of dried cherries and 10 different types of dried apricots. Grown in our sustainable California orchards, each fruit is nurtured from orchard growth to packaging.