Baobab Organic, Powder

The baobab fruit(Adansonia Digitata L.) originally grew in Africa. Some baobab trees have been documented to be up to 1000 years old. This tree is often called the "ancient tree of life". The trunks can hold more than 100,000 litres of water, which helps the trees survive long periods of drought. The fruit is found inside the hard parts that hang upside down from the tree. The fruit of the baobab tree has a citrus taste and is rich in vitamins and minerals.

History

Traditionally, the baobab is used to make a delicious, sour, healthy drink that is especially popular among pregnant women, children and the elderly. In various parts of East Africa, the dried flesh of the fruit is dipped in a sugar coating (usually red in colour) and sold in packets as sweet and sour sweets called 'umbuyu'. The seeds are usually used as a thickener in soups, but they can also be fermented to make spices, roasted for direct consumption or pressed for oil. The dried pulp is either eaten fresh or added to porridge. In Tanzania, it is added during the sugar cane brewing process to improve fermentation.

Benefits of baobab

1. Contains amino acids: important for regeneration, especially:

• Lysine: essential for growth, development and maintenance of the body, helps against herpes viruses
• Isoleucine: helps muscle regeneration, helps with muscle fatigue syndrome

2. Wide spectrum of vitamins

• Vitamin A: essential for proper bone and tooth growth and proper immune function, important for good eyesight, antioxidant effects
• Vitamin B spectrum: helps the nervous system to function properly
• Vitamin C: antioxidant effects that protect cells in the body, contributes to the health of the cardiovascular system, aids in recovery, supports the immune system and the building and maintenance of healthy bones, teeth, cartilage, gums and skin, is essential for energy metabolism and the transformation of food into energy, contributes to the absorption of iron from food

3. Rich in minerals

• Phosphorus: essential for the structure of teeth, bones and cell membranes
• iron: promotes blood formation
• potassium: maintains the balance between water and electrolytes in the body, helps maintain healthy blood pressure
• magnesium: necessary for muscle and nervous system function, helps with fatigue and calcium deposition
• Zinc: important for the proper functioning of the immune system, helps in wound healing, absorbs free radicals
• calcium: essential for healthy bone structure, helps in fracture healing

4. Fiber

• long-lasting satiety

Recommended dosage: 1- 2 teaspoons per day

Ingredients: 100% organic baobab powder

* reference intake values

** only in the form of naturally occurring sodium

Keep out of reach of children. Store in a cool, dark and dry place. Do not exceed the recommended daily dose. Not a substitute for a varied diet. Not suitable for children under 3 years of age, pregnant and lactating women.