Camu Powder

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Canoes – yes, canoes! -- are still the primary method for harvesting the camu-camu berry. Rarely cultivated, camu is wild-harvested from the Amazon basin, where it likes to grow in swampy and flooded areas. Small boats are necessary during harvest as the fruit ripens just in time to correspond with the flooding season.

Camu (ka-moo)

a berry, often called Camu Camu, that is the fruit of a low-growing shrub (Myrciaria Dubia), native to lush rainforest climates.

The Super C

The small red Camu berry is respected worldwide as “nature’s vitamin pill.” Containing a higher naturally occurring vitamin C content than any other food on the planet, Camu has long been used for its nutritional and medicinal attributes. Navitas Naturals Camu is grown organically in Peru, where gentle freeze-drying methods are used to protect and maximize the nutrient potential of this extraordinary superberry powder.

The Power of Camu

Undoubtedly, camu is most famous for its mega-C content, containing 30 to 60 times more vitamin C than an orange. Yet to further catapult this berry into superfood status, camu also contains many other 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 camu have a wide range of therapeutic effects, making the berry particularly effective in assisting the immune system, fighting inflammation, and serving as a strong anti-viral food. As a potent, whole food carrier of naturally occurring phytonutrients, camu’s nutrition is greatly superior to man-made pills (isolated forms) as it enables optimum utilization of nutrients within the body.

More Than Just a Supplement

Navitas Naturals Organic Camu is an orange powder that has a tart berry flavor that blends well with other fruits or sweetener. Some 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 nutrient boost and make your body’s day.

SUGGESTED USES

  • SMOOTHIES
  • YOGURT
  • GRANOLA
  • WATER
  • JUICE

BENEFITS

  • ANTIOXIDANTS
  • VITAMIN C
  • BIOFLAVONOIDS
  • AMINO ACIDS
  • BETA-CAROTENE

CERTIFICATIONS

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