TerrAmazon Camu Camu Powder, 2 Ounce

First time using this fruit in its powder form. Ordered and received within 24 hours. Very pleased with shipment. The powder is very fine and light pink, resembling cosmetic cover up. Taste indicates a sharp vitamin C quality. Prefer to consume on its own. Immediately effective with digestion and energy. In addition, good way to supplement the daily intake. Selected 4 stars due to no other brand to compare to as of yet. Satisfied with quality and shipment. Good product.

I'll be the first to post a review. This stuff taste just like lemon aid! the packaging says 0 sugar so thats a plus.. I like it.In the book  Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future  he claims it works on all kinds of stuff so.. we shall see..2 oz is not very much but then again its not like you can go to your local supermarket to pick it up so keep that in mind.over 400% of daily value of vitamin C in 1 teaspoon so.. if you want vitamin C to the max this is it.Camu-camu is a low-growing shrub found in the Amazonian rainforest of Peru, mainly in swampy or flooded areas. It grows to a height of about 2-3 m and has large, feathery leaves. The camu-camu fruit is about the size of a large grape and has a purplish red skin with a yellow pulp.The fruit has never been documented as a traditional herbal remedy for any condition in the Amazon region. In fact, it was not widely eaten as a fruit by the indigenous people, due to its sour, acidic taste. In recent years, the fruits have become popular in Iquitos, Peru, where they are made into drinks and ice creams.Camu-camu fruit contain powerful phytochemicals, are full of amino acids (serine, valine, and leucine), and have more vitamin C than any other known fruit in the world. Oranges provide 500-4,000 ppm vitamin C; camu-camu provides up to 500,000 ppm, or about 2 grams of vitamin C per 100 grams of fruit. In comparison to oranges, camu-camu provides thirty times more vitamin C. Camu-camu is also a significant source of potassium, providing 711 mg per kg of fruit.The camu-camu fruit has a surprising range of medicinal effects as measured by quantity of a variety of phytochemical compounds which experimentally have demonstrated therapeutic effects. Dr. James Duke, retired chief botanist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, pre-eminent New World tropical botanist, and author of many botanical books, including the popular Green Pharmacy, lists some of these effects in his Ethnobotanical website, based on amounts of various phytochemicals which camu-camu contains. In a comparative study of hundreds of botanicals, ranked in order of effectiveness for various health conditions, camu-camu was ranked among hundreds of herbs as follows: Antimutagenic -- No. 4 Antiviral -- No.6 Antioxidant -- No.4 Asthma -- No.1 Arteriosclerosis -- No.1 Cataracts -- No.1 Colds -- No.1 Depression -- No.2 Edema -- No.1 Gingivitis-periodontal disease -- No.1 Glaucoma -- No.1 Hepatitis -- No.1 Infertility -- No.1 Migraine/cluster headaches -- No.1 Osteoarthritis -- No.1 Painkiller -- No.1 Parkinson's disease -- No.1.*In Brazil, camu-camu is being promoted as a product that untangles and strengthens hair, and protects it from external damage, adding to its shine and vitality.so that's what it can do according to the book.. :-)

This product is OKAY, hence my two-star rating. The good side is that it is so high in Vitamin C you could swear all potentially health-racking germs would eschew your body upon contact. Besides the crazy high VIT C percentage, it's also a bright pink color for those of us who are aesthetically sensitive to nature's colors... AND, it has a pleasant sour taste (think powdered lemonade minus the added sugar).The bad side is this, and there are a few facets to it:1. It's so freaking expensive for what you get. I wish this company could balance out the economics of this-- far too small of a package for what you pay.2. It doesn't dissolve easily. Every single time I whisked it into my water or smoothie, it clumped up into balls that were a bit disgusting.3. It doesn't stretch out long, meaning, I'd have to reorder this nearly every couple of weeks. Thumbs down. Again, let's get this packaged into bigger bags and stretch out our dollar a bit longer.

I'm loving this powder! I heard about it from one of Christa Orecchio's videos on how to get the most vitamin C out of whole foods...this was top on her list as having the most vitamin C. It's giving me energy and I feel peace of mind knowing that I'm getting a good hefty amount of whole food source vitamin C. The powder is a true pink...like pepto bismol pink. I've read that the pinker the powder, the better the quality...so the quality seems to be awesome. I use it in my morning protein shake and I don't use a blender, so it does tend to clump up and not mix well. I don't really mind it though. If you don't like "chunks" in your shake, then I would probably use a blender. I'm going to order one of those wire whisk balls that you can put in your shake to help mix it up a bit more, so maybe that will help. Either way, it doesn't matter and I'm very happy with this powder. We'll be adding it our subscribe and save list.

Used this every morning in my yogurt/fruit smoothies along with 1 tbls of ground flax seed, I only added 1/2 tsp as anymore was a bit too tart for me. Not sure if it was the Camu Camu or a combination of all, but my nails have not only grown longer but also much stronger.

I bought this on a whim while I was searching for something else. I started mixing a half teaspoon with cranberry/pomegranite juice in the morning. At first, I noticed that my usual sluggish system was moving again. Then I started to have more energy and just feel good. Since this is the only change I have made, I am attributing it to the camu camu. It has a very bitter taste by itself, but mixed in with juice I can't really taste it. It does have to be mixed well. I usually put mine in a container with a lid so that I can shake it really well before drinking it. I am about to place another order from Amazon.

Really good taste and company

excellent