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NOW Acerola Powder is derived from acerola cherries, one of nature's highest sources of vitamin C. The fruit can yield up to 4,000 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams of fresh weight, but on the average yields around 1,500 mg. Our Acerola Powder is a 4:1 extract that yields 180 mg of vitamin C per teaspoon and tastes great!
NOW Acerola is one of the best sources of Vitamin C available in natural form. Just one cherry has 65 times the Vitamin C content of an orange and more than meets the body’s daily requirement for this essential nutrient. Studies have shown that supplementation with Vitamin C can ward off colds and flu, rejuvenate the body’s cells, promote collagen, and prevent the mutation of cells.
Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant, protecting against free radicals that destroy healthy cells and cause abnormal production of diseased cells. NOW Acerola Power contains a powerful composition of carotenoids and flavonoids that work to build a strong defense against internal and environmental stressors, things that weaken the body’s ability to remain in balanced and optimal health.
Research has shown that the anthocyanins found in Acerola cherries are beneficial for reducing pain all over the body. NOW Acerola Cherry Powder acts as an anti-inflammatory, reducing swelling, and effective in treating sore throats, fever, constipation, scurvy, and diarrhea.
NOW Foods was founded in 1968 under the belief that good health was not a luxury available only to the wealthy. For the past forty-five years, they have made it their life's work to offer health food and nutritional supplements of the highest quality, at prices that are fair and affordable to all those who seek them.
Today, NOW Foods is one of the top-selling brands in health foods stores, an award-winning manufacturer, a respected advocate of the natural product industry, and a leader in the fields of nutritional science and methods development. And while they have grown considerably over the past four decades, one thing has never changed – their commitment to providing products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives.
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