Camu camu has extraordinarily high vitamin C content, providing 30 times more than is found in oranges. In addition, it has astringent, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, emollient and nutritional properties. It also contains high levels of beta carotene, calcium, iron, niacin, phosphorus, riboflavin and thiamin.

Our camu camu is a pink, sherbet-like powder, which has been sustainably harvested from the Amazon rain forest. These trees grow in black water rivers, especially in abandoned courses called "cochas" within the jungle.

Camu camu has amazing anti-depressant effects. In fact, Dr Gary Null, a US nutritionist and researcher, has successfully used camu camu to wean patients off their anti-depressant prescription medication (such as Zoloft and Prozac), with no side affects such as relapse into depression. Camu camu is also an ideal defence against colds and flu and is equally beneficial to the skin and hair.

Ingredients: 100% Camu Camu. Pesticide and chemical free and grown to ecological standards.

Directions: Camu camu can be blended into desserts, drinks and smoothies as well as savoury recipes such as sauces and raw soups. Used in small quantities, its sour taste enhances dishes much in the same way as lemon juice does. It is also possible to take half to one teaspoon of camu camu, mixed in a glass of water.