There are lots of health benefits associated with cherries and cherry juice. Cherries contain at least 17 different antioxidants. Montmorency cherries are especially high in antioxidants. Antioxidants are intimately involved in keeping our bodies healthy. Cherries contain anthocyanins that also give them their distinctive red colour. Antioxidants are measured in ORAC units which measures how many oxygen radicals a specific food can absorb and deactivate