Cupuacu
The "Taste of the Amazon"

The next super food treasure found in Fruta Vida is the cupuacu fruit, also harvested in the Amazon rainforest. This delicious fruit happens to be a potent health resource, as well. It contains unique antioxidant phytonutrients called polyphenols.

The cupuacu is an arboreal fruit species considered to be a pre-Colombian crop plant found wild in the eastern sub region of Brazilian Amazon. Several authors rate it as one of the most promising fruits among the rich Amazonian flora.

The Cupuacu fruit grows on the Cupuacu tree, which is a small to medium tree in the Rainforest canopy that belongs to the Cocoa family and can reach up to 20 meters in height. Cupuacu fruit has been a primary food source in the Rainforest for both indigenous peoples and animals alike. 

The Cupuacu fruit is known for its creamy exotic tasting pulp. The pulp is used throughout Brazil and Peru to make fresh juice, ice cream, jam and tarts. The fruit ripens in the rainy months from January to April and is considered a culinary delicacy in South American cities.

The seeds contain a sweet-smelling, white butter, which can also be used to make excellent-quality white chocolate.

Indigenous peoples, as well as local communities along the Amazon, have cultivated Cupuacu as a primary food source for generations. In former times, Cupuacu seeds were traded along the Rio Negro and Upper Orinoco rivers where indigenous people drink Cupuacu juice after it has been blessed by a shaman to facilitate difficult births. The "beans" are utilized by the indigenous Tikuna people for abdominal pains.

Cupuacu also has a unique type of polyphenols called theograndins. Theograndins have potent antioxidant activity and provide cardiovascular protective and immune supportive benefits. Yet, everyday brings new findings of other advantages of theograndins that are unique to cupuacu. 

For example, in tests on particular cancer lines, theograndins were uniquely effective at killing colon cancer cells. Research is underway to determine whether cupuacu or isolated theograndins have a place in modern cancer therapy.

10.8% brix 21.91% amino acids 23.12% vitamin C per mg 3.0% reducing sugars pH is 3.3

Vitamin A 30,00(mg) Vitamin B1 1800,00(mg) Vitamin B2 215,00 (mg) Vitamin C 26,50 (mg) Niacina 3,20(mg) Calories 72,00(Kcal)

According to Dr. Klein, the Top 5 reasons to make cupuacu a regular part of your diet, include...

1. Increased ability to fight disease and cancer.
2. More youthful and healthier looking skin and hair.
3. Lower cholesterol levels.
4. Increased libido and stamina.
5. A cell-protective antioxidant cocktail.

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