What is Baobab

Camu Camu is a red/purple small cherry like fruit that exclusively grows along the Amazon River in the Amazon Rainforst of Peru and Brazil. It is closely related to fruits such as Guavaberry and Rumberry. 

Long used by native peoples, wild camu camu fruit is harvested directly into canoes. The fruit has only recently come into large-scale cultivation and sale to the world market, with Asia being the major buyer. 

It survives best in hot, damp, tropical climates, but will grow in the subtropics, surviving temperatures down to just above freezing. It requires copious water. 

Camu Camu has one of the highest amount of vitamin C then any other fruits found in the world. 

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Baobab Science

The Camu Camu tree occurs in locally dense population in Amazonian fllod plains right along the Amazon River, The plant is extremely tolerant of flooding. With standing heavy floods for months. The plant flower at the end of the dry seaon and fruit at the height of the rainy season. 

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It is rich in flavonoids, such as:

anthocyanins, flavonols and flavanols, catechins, delphinidin 3-glucoside, cyanidin 3-glucoside, ellagic acid, and rutin.

Other analysis revealed the presence of gallic andellagic acids, suggesting that the fruit possesses hydrolyzed tannins

Health Benefits

• Packs The Highest Recorded Amount of Nautral Vitamin C Known. 

• Lower Rates of Cancer

• Promotes Healthy Skin 

• Lowers Blood Pressure

• Promotes Healthy Heart

• It Has Anit-Inflammatory Effects

• Helps Strengthen Tendons and LIgaments

• Promotes Digestive Health

• Promotes Healthy  Teeth and Gum

• Improves Mental Agility and Health

• Has Anti-Viral Properties 

• Promotes Collagen Production

Additional Info

It is widely known that the famous co-star of Grease, Olivia Newton John ate Camu Camu to treat and overcome breast cancer. 

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Celebrity Chef Jason Andrew Wrobel uses Camu Camu in a lot of his recipes because it is a must try super-food. He states that it is a great way to supplement a healthy, balanced, whole food vegan diet with mineral-rich and nutritionally-dense food.

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David “Avocado” Wolfe, a famous world authority on super food, raw food nutritionist, celebrity nutrition coach, longevity warehouse CEO and bestselling author for 22 years recommends Camu berries as a large source of vitamin C and powerful anti-inflammatory supplement.

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