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The CAMU CAMU is a representation of this immense territory, being a fruit that grows in the Peruvian, Brazilian, Colombian and Venezuelan Amazon.
The inhabitants of the Amazon rainforest of the different countries where the CAMU CAMU tree grows take advantage of both the leaves and the fruit to cure different diseases. When I knew the properties of this exotic fruit and little known by the rest of the world I wanted to share the information, so I invite you to know the properties and health benefits of CAMU CAMU.
Its high content of vitamin C is the main characteristic of this fruit and that makes it position itself in an advantageous first place compared to other fruits known and valued for their content in this vitamin such as orange, kiwi, guava. CAMU CAMU can contain an astonishing 850 to 6000 mg of vitamin C per 100 gr of pulp, while an orange has around 56 mg of vitamin C per 100 gr of pulp. But not only in the amount of vitamin C is higher than orange also contains ten times more iron, three times more niacin, twice more riboflavia and fifty percent more iron.
Healthy properties CAMU CAMU
Recent findings and research yield more curious and beneficial data of this jungle fruit, being found three more species of this fruit in the state of Roraima, Brazil with higher concentrations of vitamin C than those described above. Being able to demonstrate the stability of Viatamine C for more than 32 months in conservation status. Here you have the document of these investigations http://www.huertasurbanas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/SDC247.pdf.
The CAMU CAMU tree supports floods of between 5 to 7 months because it grows normally at the edge of the Amazon rivers. so you can adapt your crop in other temperate flood zones naruturally or technically reaches approximately 4 meters high, its harvest time is from December to March.
You already know, the camu camu another gift of nature and ally for health and well-being, if you see South America, especially Peru where it is mostly marketed in juices, yogurts, jams and natural fruit, do not stop trying it, although you do some years is also cultivated other countries like Japan.