Baobab Fruit Pulp Properties
EcoProducts Baobab Fruit Pulp is 100 % pure, natural and certified organic.

Nutritional Information
EcoProducts baobab fruit pulp is your natural way of getting your essential vitamins and minerals.
Excellent source of vitamin C
High calcium content
Antioxidant
Prebiotic properties
B-complex Vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B6)
Minerals & organic acids
Natural source dietary fibers.

How to use EcoProducts Baobab Fruit Pulp
Mix into smoothies
Sprinkle over breakfast cereal
Stir into yoghurt.
Make a revitalizing energy drink

Contents of EcoProducts Baobab Fruit Pulp
Results per 100g of dried fruit pulp
0.05 – 0.255Vitamin B1
20.03 – 0.09Vitamin B
1.9 – 2.6Vitamin B3
0.2 – 2.2Vitamin B6
170 – 350Vitamin C
300 – 450Calcium
30 – 130Phosphorus
1900 – 2400Potassium
20 – 49Iron

Baobab Fruit Pulp Extraction
Baobab pods are wild harvested. Pods are hand-cracked to separate the seeds and pulp. The naturally dried pulp in the pod is extracted, then sifted to get a finer texture and immediately sealed it to keep it fresh and concentrated.

Antioxidants
Due to a range natural acids found in baobab fruit is known as an excellent antioxidant. Its antioxidant activity is four times that of a kiwi or apple pulp.

Antioxidants are important for:
Protection against free radicals.
Maintenance of metabolic processes.
Synthesis of steroidal hormones and connective tissue.
Assisting neuro-transmitters.
Preventing degenerative diseases.
Increases the body's ability to absorb calcium and iron.

Dietary Fiber
EcoProducts baobab fruit pulp contains both soluble and non-soluble dietary fibers. Dietary fibers stimulate intestinal micro flora acting as a prebiotic.

Dietary fibers are important for:
Stabilizing blood glucose levels.
Suppressing cholesterol synthesis by the liver.
Stimulating production of T helper cells, antibodies, leukocytes, cytokines and lymph mechanisms.
Increasing proliferation of colonic bacteria beneficial for intestinal health.
Improving barrier properties of the colonic mucosal layer, inhibiting inflammatory and adhesion irritants.

Vitamins
EcoProducts baobab fruit pulp contains high concentrations of Vitamin C and contains Vitamins A, B1, B2, B3 & B6.

Vitamins have different functions in the body:
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) is important for growth and repair of tissues in the body. It is an antioxidant, promotes healthy gums, assists the body absorb iron and helps wounds heal.
Vitamin A is important for the maintenance of healthy teeth, bones, soft tissue and skin.
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) helps the body cells change carbohydrates into energy. It is also essential for heart function and healthy nerve cells.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) works with other B vitamins and is important for body growth and production of red blood cells.
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) helps maintain healthy skin and nerves and has cholesterol-lowering effects.
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) helps the body use protein, helps form red blood cells and helps maintain brain function.

Calcium and other minerals
EcoProducts baobab fruit pulp is rich in Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Iron. Pregnant women in Africa use baobab fruit pulp as a source of calcium during pregnancy and lactation.

Calcium is one of the most important minerals for growth, and maintenance and reproduction of the body. Calcium helps maintain healthy bones and teeth. It also helps with blood clotting, nerve signaling, muscle contraction and relaxation and release of certain hormones.

Phosphorus is used in the formation of bones and teeth. Phosphorus also plays an important role in the utilization of carbohydrates and fats, synthesis of protein for growth and maintenance and repair of cells and tissues.

Potassium is necessary to maintain the water balance between the cells and body fluids. And plays an important role in cellular enzymes and contraction of muscles

Iron is important for the making of oxygen-carrying proteins, hemoglobin and myoglobin.