Verified
“Lowest cost per capsule of any pick here”
At ~$13.99 for 200 capsules (~$0.07 each), it is the cheapest per-unit option on this list.
Carlyle Tart Cherry Capsules 200 (Max Potency) Review
SAC StudioCheapest Per CapsuleCONSIDER
6.3/10SAC Product Score™
How the score breaks downHide breakdown
SAC Product Score™ — how it breaks down
- Form & Bioavailability25%6.5
- Standardization & Dose25%6.5
- Third-Party Testing20%5.0
- Tolerability & Safety15%6.5
- Value15%7.0
Cheapest per capsule, and it shows
✓ Buy if…
- Cheapest cost per capsule on the list
- High 200-count for a long budget supply
✗ Skip if…
- No standardized anthocyanin content, even on a genuine 10:1 extract
- Minimal testing transparency (Non-GMO claim only)
Read the full analysis
✓ Also buy if…
- Simple, sugar-free daily cherry capsule
Carlyle's 200-count 'Max Potency' bottle is the cheapest way to put tart cherry in your routine, and for a strictly budget-minded buyer that has a place. The extract ratio itself checks out — a genuine 10:1 extract, 1,050 mg per 3-capsule serving equivalent to 10,500 mg of raw tart cherry — but there's no standardized anthocyanin content, and testing transparency is limited to a Non-GMO claim. It'll deliver real cherry polyphenols daily, and that's not nothing, but you're trading the anthocyanin standardization and quality assurance of the higher picks for price. It ranks near the bottom because value can never buy its way past standardization and testing on our method.
How we built the SAC Product Score™ — 6.3/10
Form & Bioavailability25%6.5/10
Standard quick-release capsule with a genuine 10:1 extract (1,050 mg, equivalent to 10,500 mg raw tart cherry per 3-capsule serving) — the same ratio as the pricier picks on this list, just without anthocyanin standardization or bioavailability enhancers.
Standardization & Dose25%6.5/10
The label discloses a real, quantified dose — 1,050 mg of 10:1 extract per serving (10,500 mg raw-cherry equivalent) — but anthocyanin content itself isn't standardized, and there's minimal published potency data tied to this specific product.
Third-Party Testing20%5/10
Non-GMO claim only; no published third-party certificate, sport certification, or contaminant data.
Tolerability & Safety15%6.5/10
Well tolerated as a simple cherry capsule; no sugar or stimulants.
Value15%7/10
~$13.99 for 200 capsules is the lowest cost per capsule here, its one genuine strength.
The product at a glance
- Form
- Capsule (10:1 extract)
- Dose
- 1,050 mg extract / 10,500 mg raw equivalent per 3-capsule serving
- Count
- 200 capsules
- Standardization
- 10:1 extract; anthocyanin content not standardized
- Testing
- Non-GMO
- Cost per dose
- ~$0.07 per capsule
Marketing claims vs. reality
Partial
“'Max Potency' Tart Cherry Extract 10,500 mg equivalent per serving”
The 10,500 mg is a real 10:1 raw-cherry equivalent from 1,050 mg of extract — a disclosed, not inflated, figure. But 'Max Potency' is still marketing language: the ratio matches the other 10:1 products on this list, so it isn't a unique concentration advantage.
Not verified
“Provides clinically effective anti-inflammatory dosing”
The 10:1 extract ratio itself is real, but with no anthocyanin standardization and no product-specific testing, there's no basis to confirm this dose matches the anthocyanin levels used in clinical studies.
What our test actually found
01Correction: label shows a 10:1 extract, not 4:1
An earlier version of this review said Carlyle's tart cherry capsules use a 4:1 extract totaling a 6,000 mg raw-cherry equivalent. The Supplement Facts panel reads 1,050 mg of Tart Cherry Extract (Prunus cerasus, fruit) — a 10:1 extract — per 3-capsule serving, equivalent to 10,500 mg of tart cherry fruit. We re-read the label on Sep 7, 2026 and corrected the extract ratio, the per-serving dose, and every score, claim, and comparison that depended on it.
02Price is the only real selling point
At seven cents a capsule it's genuinely cheap, and the 10:1 extract ratio is real — but absent anthocyanin standardization and third-party testing mean you get what you pay for in assurance, not concentration.
03'Max Potency' is a label, not a spec
The phrase carries no anthocyanin standardization behind it. The extract ratio matches the other 10:1 picks on this list — 'Max Potency' just oversells a normal spec as something special.
Pros & cons, no sugar-coating
Pros
- Cheapest cost per capsule on the list
- High 200-count for a long budget supply
- Simple, sugar-free daily cherry capsule
- Widely available from a mainstream budget brand
Cons
- No standardized anthocyanin content, even on a genuine 10:1 extract
- Minimal testing transparency (Non-GMO claim only)
For price-first buyers only
Carlyle makes sense if the lowest possible price is your deciding factor and you accept the thin testing and lack of anthocyanin standardization — the 10:1 extract ratio itself isn't the weak point. Anyone wanting anthocyanin standardization or verified testing should spend a little more on the Zazzee or the studied Sports Research softgel.
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Sources & further reading
- Kelley DS, et al. Nutrients. 2018;10(3):368.Kelley DS, Adkins Y, Laugero KD · 2018 · Nutrients · PMID 29562604
A Review of the Health Benefits of Cherries
Health effects of cherry depend on anthocyanin dose; low-concentration products may not reach studied intakes.
- Connolly DA, et al. Br J Sports Med. 2006;40(8):679-83.Connolly DAJ, McHugh MP, Padilla-Zakour OI, et al. · 2006 · British Journal of Sports Medicine · PMID 16790484
Efficacy of a tart cherry juice blend in preventing the symptoms of muscle damage
Tart cherry reduced strength loss and soreness after muscle-damaging exercise at a substantial cherry dose.