a berry, often called Camu Camu, that is the fruit of a low-growing shrub (Myrciaria Dubia), grown in the Amazonian rainforest.
A small red berry, camu is indigenous to the black water river region of the Amazonian rainforest. Here, it is wild-harvested and highly appreciated for its nutritional attributes and medicinal qualities. Often seen as natures vitamin pill, the little camu berry is packed with more natural vitamin C than any other food on the planet. Clearly, using this superberry can bring a plethora of health to the table whether in the Amazonian rainforest or in the jungle of a city.
Camu is most famous for its mega-C content, containing 30 to 60 times more vitamin C than an orange. To further catapult this berry into superfood status, it also contains many other potent and important nutritional elements -- such as a broad range of antioxidants, phytochemicals, amino acids, as well as many vitamins and minerals like beta carotene and potassium. The powerful elements found in the camu berry have a wide range of therapeutic effects, making camu particularly effective in assisting the immune system, fighting inflammation, and serving as a strong anti-viral food. This natural, whole food form of important phytonutrients allows the body to more easily digest and utilize beneficial elements over any man-made pill or isolated form.
Navitas Naturals Camu is an orange powder which has a tart berry flavor that blends well with other fruits or sweetener. Many purists enjoy a simple Camu punch -- just stirring a spoonful of the easily-dissolvable powder into a glass of water, and adding a touch of natural sweetener (such as palm sugar or agave nectar). Camu powder also makes a superb addition to juice, smoothies, or stirred into yogurt. Without a doubt, a spoonful of camu will give any recipe a huge boost and make your bodys day.