Camu Camu Powder - Certified Organic by Alovitox - 16oz - Pure Gluten Free Vegan

Camu Camu Powder Overview Camu Camu (Myrciaria dubia) is fairly new to the global market, and while you probably won't find the raw fruit at your local grocer, the powder is becoming more available worldwide. This fruit grows on low lying shrubs, mostly in flooded areas of the Amazon forest in Peru, Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. The camu shrub is closely related to the rumberry, also known as a guavaberry. Due to its high Vitamin C content, the fruit has an excessively sour taste, which is why it is usually consumed as a powder mixed in smoothies and juices. Benefits The biggest benefit to camu is that it is bursting with vitamin C, roughly 60 times more per serving than an orange. It has one of the highest concentrations of Vitamin C per serving of any food source. It is concentrated even further when it is converted to powder, so yes that percent of daily serving you see on the label is correct! It's a punch of flavor and vitality with its abundance of antioxidants, amino acids, and carotenoids like beta-carotene. It can assist in fighting colds and other viral infections like herpes and the flu.

This fruit grows on low lying shrubs, mostly in flooded areas of the Amazon forest in Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. Although it is considered a berry, the fruit is about the size of a lemon, but is reddish and/or yellow in color. The camu camu shrub is closely related to the rumberry, also known as a guavaberry. Camu Camu Powder Camu Camu (Myrciaria dubia) - The camu camu shrub is closely related to the rumberry, also known as a guavaberry. Due to its high Vitamin C content, the fruit has an excessively sour taste, which is why it is usually consumed as a powder mixed in smoothies and juices. Benefits The biggest benefit to camu camu is that it is bursting with vitamin C, roughly 60 times more per serving than an orange.It has one of the highest concentrations of Vitamin C per serving of any food source. Due to its high Vitamin C content, the fruit has an excessively sour taste, which is why it is usually consumed as a powder mixed in smoothies and juices. It is eaten as a raw fruit in indigenous areas for its nutritional value and it’s believed medicinal benefits. The biggest benefit to camu camu is that it is bursting with vitamin C, roughly 60 times more per serving than an orange. It has one of the highest concentrations of Vitamin C.