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Camu (ka-moo)

a berry, often called Camu Camu, that is the fruit of a low-growing shrub (Myrciaria Dubia), and grown in the Amazonian rainforest.

The Super C

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 it’s nutritional attributes and medicinal qualities. Often seen as “nature’s vitamin pill,” the little camu berry is packed with more natural vitamin C than any other food on the planet. Using this superberry can bring a plethora of health to the table whether in the Amazonian rainforest or in the jungle of a city.

The Power of Camu

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. These powerful elements found in the camu berry can 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 is more easily digested and utilized by the body over man-made pills and isolated forms of these nutrients.

More Than Just a Supplement

Navitas Naturals Camu is an orange powder with a tart berry flavor that blends well with other fruits or sweetener. Many purists enjoy a simple Camu “punch” -- 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 stevia). Camu powder also makes a superb addition to juice, smoothies, or stirred into yogurt.