CAMU CAMU: MY ANALYSIS OF ITS CLAIMS OF EXCELLENCE
I have always been a strong supporter of the daily health benefits of consuming Vitamin C, and learned long ago that oranges are an inferior product for Vitamin C.  With my magnifying glass, I was able to discern that Camu Camu comes from Peru and Brazil.  The manufacturer claims it has 7 times more Vitamin C than an orange.  It is a light orange color and is a very, very fine powder.<br /><br />I like the fact Camu Camu comes from plants which grow in Amazonian Rain Forests in Peru and Brazil, but packed into a sturdy plastic container with a screw on lid and shipped from some place in California, but the size of the container is so small (4 oz.) and so the print (even if you use a strong magnifying glass, is largely illegible). But I find it is expensive, comes only in a 4 oz. size, and at the rate of 1 tsp. daily, is rapidly used up providing only 39 days of consumption.  With my magnifying glass, I can read that this source is reported to be the highest source for Vitamin C anywhere.  Is that true?  The label is telling us nothing meaningful.<br /><br />Yes I am glad to have this product as part of my extensive Ayurveda products from places that are not in the USA.  All this said, there is one other resource available for Vitamin C within the USA and available from Trader Joe's which is a company I really trust for the quality of their products, and which comes in a 16 oz. size and requires only 1/4th tsp whereas Camu Camu requires 1 tsp. and provides only 39 days covers, and does not verify it claim it provides the greatest source of Vitamin C.  Whereas, Trader Joe's clearly states their product at 1/4 tsp. (1,000 mg) of ascorbic acid provides 1,667% of the daily requirement for Vitamin C as well as 454 days for its inexpensive Vitamin C product.  This means, Trader Joe's Vitamin C consumption provides almost 12 times more days of coverage than Camu Camu's.  Which one does anyone think I'm going to continue to purchase?<br /><br />Camu Camu should use larger print, a slightly larger container, and verify its claim of how much Vitamin C is provided per 1 tsp.  But, since this product manufacturer says 1 tsp. of this product has 7 times more Vitamin C than an orange, I'll now see how much Vitamin C is in an average orange.  Here is what Google has to say.  So, will I purchase it again?  It is operating just as the fake news does in the USA, and not tell us the truth.<br /><br />Google reports "Just one orange has about 100 mg of vitamin C, which is 130 percent of that daily recommended intake.Jun 17, 2016"
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