How Much?
A heaped tablespoon of Baobab fruit powder mixed into a smoothies or porridge provides:
Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA)
- Dietary fibre 33%
- Vitamin C 25%
- Calcium 6%
- Magnesium 5%
- Energy 33kcal
Baobab fruit comes from an extraordinary African tree that lives for over a 1000 years and reaches up to 25 meters in trunk circumference. Baobab is often called the “upside down tree” as its branches look like roots.
Known as the tree of life Baobab fruit is cherished by people all over Africa for its amazing nutritional properties. Baobab is changing the lives of people in Southern Africa and helping to protect the environment and biodiversity.
Baobab fruit looks like a velvety-green coconut. Inside are seeds, coated with a powder that has a pleasant tangy taste.
Baobab Smoothie by Peter Gordon