Baobab fruit powder forms naturally inside the fruits of the African baobab tree (Adansonia digitata). Baobab Fruit has an exotic tangy flavour due to its content of citric, malic and tartaric acids and is exceptionally nutritious containing high natural levels of antioxidants, essential minerals including calcium, potassium, iron and magnesium, and vitamin C.
With an ORAC value of over 650/g, baobab fruit powder has an antioxidant level more than double that of goji berries, and more than six times that of cranberries, blueberries and blackberries.
Baobab contains over 250mg/g of calcium, vital for building and maintaining healthy bones. That means baobab contains more calcium than milk and may make it the richest-known plant source of this mineral. Baobab fruit is a rich source of iron containing 3.6mg/100g.Baobab also contains 2120mg/100g of potassium which is almost six times higher than banana. At 144.5mg/g, baobab is a rich natural source of magnesium, a mineral that has been linked to bone health, heart health and lowering of high blood pressure.
