Acerola (Malpighia Glabra) Freeze dried powder,Brazil 100% Amazonia price supplier

ACEROLA – THE SUPERFRUIT

Nature’s Best Source of Real Vitamin C

Also known by other names such as the Barbados Cherry, Atillean Cherry or Sour Cherry, acerola grows on a small tree and turns a shade of red when ripens. The fruit, which is an excellent antioxidant, boost the immune system once it is one of nature’s largest sources of natural vitamin C. it also contains carotenoids, anthocyanins, phenolic acids, vitamins and minerals.

NUTRITIONAL CONTENT

• Vitamin C content:

Vitamin C content in the fresh acerola ranges from 1,000 to 4,500 mg per 100g of fruit; that is, up to 90 times of the content found in oranges and 35 times that of lemons.

Vitamin C content of freeze dried acerola is 9% (9,000mg per 100g of powder). In other words, 0.5g of freeze dried acerola is enough to obtain a day’s supply of natural vitamin C.

The vitamin C naturally present in acerola is absorved by the human body more rapidly than synthetically produced vitamins.

• Anthocyanins and Polyphenols

Comparative analyses shows that acerola, despite having a lower anthocyanin content than berries, has a much greater amount of total polyphenols.

Two anthocyanins (cyaniding-3-α-O-rhamnoside and perlagonidin-3-α-O-rhamnoside), have reportedly been found in acerola, and five different polyphenolic compounds have been identified: chlorogenic acid, (-)-epigallocatechin gallate, (-), (-)-epicatechin, procyanidin B1 and rutin, the latter two are more predominant.

Phenolic compounds significantly contribute to acerola’s high antioxidant capacity.

• Carotenoids

Acerola is an important source of carotenoids which strengthens its potentials antioxidant benefit.

In the ripe fruit, four major carotenoids were identified (β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin-lutein, and violaxanthin) together with other minor carotenoids (neoeoxanthin, antheraxanthin, neochrome, luteoxanthin, auroxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin-5,6-epoxide, β-cryptoxanthin-5,8-epoxide, cis-β-carotene, and cis-lutein). Β-carotene is noteworthy given its high content (accounting for 40% to 60% of the total carotenoids). Analysis performed freeze dried acerola has shown β-carotene values of about 140mg per 100g of powder; in other words, approximately 7g of freeze dried acerola provide 100% of the DRI.

• Other Vitamins and minerals

Freeze dried acerola is source of other vitamins, especially Vitamin B and minerals such as iron, calcium and phosphorous.

USES

The unusually high amount of natural Vitamin C indicates that freeze dried acerola is a useful ingredient to fortify Beverages and foods or in the pharmaceutical industry nutritional supplement (capsules and tablets).

SAFETY

• Process – Freeze Drying:

Freeze drying is the best method to dehydrate acerola .

Fresh Fruits are carefully cleaned and washed before the pulp is extracted. After the extraction, the pulp is then pasteurized and frozen. The next step is dehydration by using the freeze drying process. Once the pulp is properly frozen, it is submitted to very low pressure in vacuum chambers, being the water eliminated by sublimation.

The parameters for freeze drying acerola were carefully defined in order to ensure the maximum preservation of the bioactive components of the fruit.

We only source materials from inspected and approved suppliers and the entire chain is controlled by monitoring process and quality control analyses in order to guarantee total microbiological safety and preservation of the fruit’s nutritional characteristics.

*GMP and HACCP are implanted.

• Primary Packaging

Aluminum foil, which protects the freeze dried acerola against moisture and light, preserving the nutrients and flavour. 

Technical Specs are available under request.