Cupuacu can generate different products found on the market, such as jams , cakes, cookies, puddings, yogurts, and juices, and beauty and hygiene items, such as moisturizing creams, shampoos, treatment creams, and soaps. 

Many of these products attract more consumer preference because they contain 100% natural input of the fruit and not artificial ingredients.

When brands choose to use 100% natural cupuacu powder, they have the opportunity to offer the public a healthier product composed of the actual nutrients from the fruit. This follows market trends and the demands of a large part of the public.

 

Learn More About Cupuacu

The fruit of cupuacuzeiro, cupuacu originates from the Amazon region, an area in Brazil famous for several riches, including açai, camu-camu, and graviola. 

One can use the whole fruit for many outputs. The peel turns into artisanal products, the pulp turns into food and drink, and the seeds can turn into butter or cupulate, a product with a similar texture, flavor, and appearance to chocolate made with cocoa.

Cupuacu has a very hard peel and white pulp. It measures from 6 to 12 centimeters wide, from 10 to 25 centimeters long, with an average diameter of 25 centimeters.

 

Properties and Benefits of Cupuacu

Cupuacu is a very energetic fruit. It contains theobromine, which has an effect quite similar to the popular caffeine. This is why many athletes and people who practice physical activities see the fruit as an ally, which also has micronutrients that help in fat loss.

It is also worth mentioning a slightly higher presence of iron from vitamin A, vitamin C, and Complex B.

Below you can see the nutritional information of cupuacu:

Components	Amount in 100 g of the fruit
Energy	72 calories
Proteins	1.7 g
Fats	1.6 g
Carbohydrate	14.7 g
Calcium	23 mg
Phosphorus	26 mg
Iron	2.6 mg

Rich in fiber, cupuacu helps in satiety and improves the intestinal tract. In addition, the vitamin C present in the fruit contributes to increasing skin firmness, combating aging, and controlling cortisol, the stress hormone.

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Where to Buy 100% Natural Cupuacu Powder?

Frootiva® Co offers 100% natural cupuacu powder in its wide range of dehydrated fruit and vegetable powders. The company also offers different flavors of dry extracts and liquid guarana extract for beverage production.

To learn more about the products and work done by the company, contact us by phone at 55 11 4765-0732 or fill out the contact form.

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