NOW Acerola 170g Powder

Acerola is an exotic fruit that looks like cherries and one of the richest sources of vitamin C with a content 100 times higher than orange and 10 times higher than raspberry. It grows in the tropics of America and the Caribbean and is traditionally used to treat the symptoms of the common cold.

Vitamin C is one of the most essential components of the body, as it performs many normal functions of the human body. These functions include, but are not limited to, collagen synthesis, neurotransmitter synthesis, and tyrosine synthesis and catabolism. Tyrosine is an insignificant amino acid, essential for the structure of almost all proteins.

In addition to vitamin C, acerola contains carotenoids, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, magnesium, potassium, protein, iron, phosphorus, calcium, polyphenols, pectins and a wide range of anthocyanins with significant free radicals.