Camu camu is a low-growing shrub found throughout the Amazon rain forests of Peru and Brazil.
This fascinating plant produces contains the highest recorded source of vitamin C on the planet
Camu Camu also contains powerful phytochemicals and amino acids, including beta-carotene, potassium, calcium, iron, niacin, phosphorus, protein, serine, valine, and leucine, all of which create numerous health benefits.
- High in Vitamin C – Vitamin C content is 60 times more per serving than an orange!
- Strengthens immune system.
- High in antioxidants – vitamin C, flavonoids,ellagic acid, and so on. In one study, 20 male smokers drank camu camu juice or took vitamin C tablets daily for a week. The group who took camu camu showed a decrease in some markers for antioxidants and oxidative stress at the end of the study, compared to no change for those who had vitamin C tablets.
- Anti-viral – Gallic acid, found in camu camu, appears to have anti-fungal and anti-viral properties.