Description
Recommended Daily: 1 tsp in water, juice or smoothie.
1 heaping tsp (approx. 6 g) equals 1000 mg Vitamin C.
Whole Food Remedies Acerola Cherry Extract Powder is an Organic, non GMO, 100% Natural source of real vitamin C complex made from wild harvested Acerola cherries found deep within the Brazilian Rain Forest. Packed with Living Enzymes, and bio-available antioxidants; Acerola cherry, is a super-fruit, boasting one of the highest levels of Vitamin C and Antioxidants of any food source in the world. These powerful little berries contain over 150 nutrients and are one of the richest sources of real, natural vitamin C on the planet.
Acerola’s vitamin C complex works as a powerful antioxidant, preventing free radicals from damaging healthy cells, it also reduces muscle catabolism and stimulates its iron absorption, essential for blood circulation. Because of its high antioxidant activity, it is used in the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases such as flu syndrome, colds, and asthenia.
Vitamin C is also essential for the production of carnitine – the amino acid that makes our bodies burn fat for energy – and it helps the absorption of iron from the digestive system, which can assist energy levels.
Other natural nutrients found in Acerola cherries are:
- Vitamin A – a powerful antioxidant that plays a critical role in maintaining healthy vision, healthy skin and neurological function
- Vitamin B1 – enables the body to use carbohydrates as energy, is essential for glucose metabolism, and plays a key role in nerve, muscle, and heart function
- Vitamin B2 – important for pigmentation and skin appearance
- Vitamin B3 – helps control metabolism and production of steroids
- Bioflavonoids – powerful phytochemicals that help maximize the benefits of vitamin C by inhibiting its breakdown in the body
- Rutin – powerful flavonoids with antioxidant properties that help maintain blood vessel health and function
- Potassium – an important essential mineral that helps maintain healthy blood sugar and blood pressure levels, helps enhance muscle strength, metabolism, water balance, electrolytic functions, and the nervous system
- Magnesium – essential mineral that helps maintain normal blood circulation and healthy blood pressure, balances calcium levels, accelerates brain function, regulates the nervous system, breaks down glucose into energy
- Selenium – a trace mineral containing antioxidants that protect against free radicals, protects against antibodies, boosts the strength of the immune system, improves blood flow, lowers the chance of heart disease, maximizes thyroid function, reduces inflammation, reduces the signs of premature aging, and clinical studies have also shown its effectiveness in preventing cancers
- Copper – an essential micro mineral that is vital for multiple functions in the body. It plays a significant role in the synthesis of hemoglobin, myelin, body pigment melanin, and collagen. Copper health benefits include protecting cognitive function, promoting immune function, supporting bone density, relieving arthritis, supporting growth and development, aiding production of melanin, it helps with faster skin healing, supports iron absorption, aids digestion, slows down aging process, boosts energy and prevents the buildup of plaque in the arteries.
- Zinc – essential mineral that works as an antioxidant for strengthening the immune system, regulating the digestive system, decreasing inflammation, balancing hormones, maintaining the health of cells within the cardiovascular system, and helps fight free radical damage
- Calcium – essential mineral needed to help build and maintain a strong skeletal structure, regulate heart rhythms, aid in muscle function and regulate blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Calcium is also needed to control levels of magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium in the blood.
- Iron – essential mineral that transfers life-giving oxygen to the body’s cells and organ systems through its role in red blood cell production, improves muscle function, increases brain function, regulates body temperature, eliminates fatigue, treats restless leg syndrome and treats anemia
- Phosphorus – important mineral that supports bone growth, healthy digestion, eliminates toxins from the body, combats fatigue and weakness, prevents arthritis and osteoporosis and ensures healthy brain function
- Protein – builds and repairs muscle tissue, aids in sustaining bone health, beneficial in renewal of cells
- Tyrosinase – an organic copper enzyme in the center of the whole food vitamin C complex
- Ascorbigen – a micronutrient of the whole food vitamin C complex with anticarcinogenic properties
What real vitamin C does for the skin: Vitamin C is a precursor of collagen, which returns the majority amount of the skin’s structure to its original form, as well as, it works in rebuilding cartilage and joint health. It is interesting to note that the native women in Brazil eat acerola cherries on a daily basis, in order to maintain a youthful appearance; which includes tightening of the skin and evening skin pigment. Our organic acerola cherry extract powder aids in the production of collagen and cell regeneration which helps support healthy skin, hair and nails.
Our acerola extract is dried using an exclusive patented cool drying method. This allows optimal control of the temperature for the drying process, avoiding enzymes denaturation and preserving nutrients. This method provides superior advantages over the freeze drying process, such as:
- Better taste
- No oxidization
- Only soluble particles
- 3 year shelf life
- Less hygroscopic
- Protected Phytoactives
- 0% maltodextrin
- High fiber
Cool Drying Method Vs. Freeze Drying Method
Whole Food Remedies acerola cherry extract powder is certified organic by ECOCERT and is also USDA and FDA certified. We pride ourselves in providing Fair Trade products, and we are fair for life certified.
