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• Acerola cherries are also known as Barbados cherries.

• Acerola cherries are an exceptionally rich source of natural vitamin C, in fact they have one of the highest vitamin C contents of any fruit.

• In the UK you can buy acerola cherries in powder form from specialist suppliers. You may also be able to get frozen acerola.

• Acerola cherry powder can be used to add vitamin C to your recipes.

• You can also just add acerola cherry powder to water to make a vitamin C drink.

Links

• National Tropical Botanical Garden Plant Database entry for Malpighia punicifolia

• http://www.ntbg.org/...

• Purdue University. NewCROP entry for Barbados cherry:

• http://www.hort.purdue.edu/...

• "Acerola cherries, native to northern Brazil are a powerful antioxidant and one of the richest known natural sources of vitamin C in the World."

• http://www.pulpa.co.uk/acerola_cherry.html

• Founded in 1968, the California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) is the largest amateur fruit-growing organization in the world. The link below gives the botanical information for acerola

• http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/acerola.html

• Ok. You might need your Brazilian Portuguese for this one ... "A acerola é uma planta originária das Antilhas, América Central e América do Sul. Com fruto pequeno, arredondado, que chega a pesar até 10 gramas, é consumida principalmente na forma de suco."

• http://www.frutamil.com.br

• Compare acerola cherries with oranges and apples!

• http://www.healthaliciousness.com/...

• Read more about Vitamin C from the Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Research for Optimum Health

• http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/...

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