[Request] Natural Super Fruit

[dj6230]

Hi, I've been dropping by once in a while to check this site for info, but it lacks alot on which I'm curious about.
Hi, hoped, you could gather info about some for me, with the ORAC value and health benefits, also which vitamin/mineral/acids/etc they contain, and the amount they contain in each.

I know I ask for much, but I think you will find it interesting aswell :roll:


Heres the list:
Maqui(Aristotelia chilensis) 100% pure juice
Goji/Wolfberry(Lycium barbarum) 100% pure juice
Noni(Morinda citrifolia) 100% pure juice
Aronia/Chokeberry(Aronia melanocarpa) 100% pure juice
Açaí(Euterpe Oleracea) 100% pure juice
Mangosteen(Garcinia mangostana) 100% pure juice
Elder Berry(Sambucus nigra) 100% pure juice(cooked)
Cocoa bean(Theobroma cacao) natural dried seed/nut
Green Matcha Tea
White Tea Silver Needle(Bai Hao Yinzhen)


When I say 100% pure, I mean nothing added, just the fruit squeezed with skin and everything.
I belive humans are ment to consume food in its natural way, pure and not mixed.
Atleast my stomach agrees, I hate pills.


Thank you for your time, please consider this.

Also if you could make a same chart of blueberries, that would be great,
so I can compare blueberry with these superfruits, to show my friends/family why
their called superfruits!

[Maqui Berry Guy]

I have been living in Chile for 6 months working in the maqui berry arena. Right now there are no players down here that are releasing a 100% pure maqui berry juice. The companies involved thus far in producing maqui berry juice concentrate are offering proprietary maqui berry blends that include other fruit juices including blackberry and blueberry.

* Also - if you include the skins for the maqui berry, it is considered a "puree" product and not a juice concentrate product. This maqui berry product comes with or without seeds. We have freeze dried the seedless puree and it is wicked stuff. It looks like black volcano dust.

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[dburkart]

Hey dj,

I'm in the same school of thought - food should never be tampered with unnatural ingredients. I've a bit of amateur knowledge about aronia melanocarpa, the chokeberry. It's tough to find natural aronia berry juice that hasn't been sweetened in any way, just because the berry is naturally astringent. Some people like it, but it's definitely an "acquired" taste.

You mentioned wanting a chart that compares the blueberry with other superfruits. There's a great chart I found that I've posted on my aronia blog (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://aroniadrinks.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/great-chart-displaying-aronias-orac-value/">http://aroniadrinks.wordpress.com/2010/ ... rac-value/</a><!-- m -->) but it may not include all of the superberries you've mentioned. Regardless, it will at least put things in context!

Being from the Midwest U.S. (where aronia's actually indigenous), I've had the opportunity to visit some of the farms that are beginning to include the plant in their regular yields. Most notably, I've stopped through Sawmill Hollow Organic Farms in Iowa recently - it's the largest grower in the U.S. They offer a variety of aronia products (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://sawmillhollow.com/products-page/">http://sawmillhollow.com/products-page/</a><!-- m -->), but none would be "all-natural" by your definition - I believe all of them have some other ingredient mixed in.

Then there's ARo, an aronia berry juice drink that I've personally been ordering the past few months. You can read more about it on their site (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://aroniadrinks.com/shopcontent.asp?type=brand">http://aroniadrinks.com/shopcontent.asp?type=brand</a><!-- m -->) as they say it contains " no added sugars, corn syrup, or artificial sweetener and no preservatives" - but they do add other natural ingredients to balance aronia's natural bitterness/astringency.

Sorry for all of the links - there are a lot of great aronia resources developing, especially in the last few years. I'll be interested to see if anyone responds with knowledge of the juice in full form as I'd like to find a distributor as well. Good post!