ACEROLA
Scientific name: Malpighia glabra Linn.

Occurrence
Cultivated almost all over Brazil.

Harvest Period
The fructification of the acerola (Antilles cherry or Barbados’ Cherry) occurs three or four times a year.

History
Natural from the Antilles, reason that it is also being called “Antilles cherry or “Barbados’ cherry”, the acerola was already known by the natives of America for many centuries.

The great interest in the fruit happened during the 40’s, when scientists from Porto Rico found out that the fruit was rich in ascorbic acid (Vitamin C).

Acerola even became “classified information”, being prohibi-ted for exportation from countries where it was cultivated and industrialized. This scientific discovery sparked the cultivation and commercial use of Acerola, an increasing sought after fruit.

Curiosities
The acerola presents, in the same amount of pulp, up to 100 times more Vitamin C than an orange and a lime; 20 times more Vitamin C than the guava, and 10 times more Vitamin C than the cashew or berries.

Nutrients
Vitamin A
Vitamins B (B1 and B2)
Vitamin C
Calcium
Iron
Phosphorus

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Nutrition Facts of Dafruta Juice

Serving size 50 ml (**)

% DV (*)

Calories 15Kcal 1% Carbohydrates 3g 1% Proteins 0g 1% Total Lipid (Fat) 0g 0% Fibers <1g 3% Iron 0,37mg 3% Sodium 0mg 0% Vitamin C 460mg 767%

* Percentage Daily Values are based on a 2.500 calories diet. **Corresponds to 200 ml of the prepared juice according to the instruction on the label, without sugar.