The Camu Camu is a fruit that grows in the Peruvian Amazonia, mainly in flooding zones. The tree reaches in average of 5 meters of height. The fruit has a spherical form of approx 3 cm. of diameter and 20 gr. of weight. It can be seen as a resemblance to the cherry. The pulp of this mature fruit is eatable, pleasant acid flavor, seemed to the cherry and lemon. The main characteristic of the fruit is its high ascorbic acid content. The Camu Camu contains more Vitamin+C-p1.html" target='_blank'>vitamin C than any other well-known fruit in the planet. The C vitamin content oscillates between 1.800 and 2.780 mg. per gram of pulp. Compared with the orange; the Camu Camu provides 30 times more vitamin C, 10 times more iron, 3 times niacin, twice more riboflavin, and fifty percent more phosphorus. The Camu Camu is also a significant source of potassium that providing magnesium 711 per kilogram of fruit.
Benefits:
- Its been used as a nutritional supplement because it is an anti-rust one which increases defenses of the organism. Also, it is an antibacterial. It prevents the infections and it avoids scorbutic. It takes part in the formation of teeth, conjunctives bones and weaves, fragility capillary, hemorrhages, malformation of the bones and teeth. Helps to avoid the fatigue, important for the formation of muscles, sinews and ligaments.
- It contains Ascorbic acid, 63 times superior to the one of the lemon.
- Like Natural vitamin C, favors the formation of the collagen, protein that it maintains many corporal structures and that it gives formation to the bones, teeth, gum, blood vessels and skin .
- It stimulates the natural defenses of the organism and takes part in absorption of the iron coming from foods of vegetal origin. Scorbutic is the classic manifestation of serious acid insufficiency ascorbic or Vitamin C.
- Essential for the absorption of the iron and prevents the Anemia with the Sportsman.
- It participates in the healing of wounds, Anti-flu, cooling, diabetes, cough, Pulmonary bronchitis, alterations, Intellectual, physical efforts and Sport.
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Style:
Frozen
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Type:
Myrciaria dubia or Camu Camu
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Shape:
Round
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Cultivation Type:
Common
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Packaging:
Vacuum Pack
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Place of Origin:
Peru
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