About Our Organic Lucuma Powder
Lucuma (Loo-Ku-Mah) whole fruit powder is my favourite addition to my breakfast smoothie (see recipe here). It's got a rich, creamy texture and will turn your raw food creations into gourmet heavenly delights.
Sourced from farms in Pesco (central Peru), Lucuma is a raw gourmet, organic nutrient dense fruit. Dubbed the "Gold of Incas" this exotic Peruvian fruit is celebrated for its flagrant flavour.
Lucuma Fruit
Lucuma is a nutrient dense fruit from Peru. It smells divine, and tastes like maple syrup flavoured ice-cream! In Peru, the yellowy-orange fruit pulp is added to ice-cream and is Peru's favourite flavour.
This exotic Peruvian fruit is also known as the "Gold of the Incas", and is also one of the lost crops of the Incas. Peruvian culture is steeped in traditions rich in fine foods and cultural culinary delights. The Lucuma name has been honoured both spiritually and culinary since ancient times. Today, this fruit is still prominent in contemporary celebrations.
Lucuma powder is really versatile and tasty, blending easily and well with ice-creams, baby food, yogurt, pies, cakes, cookies, smoothies, chocolate bars and desserts of all kinds.
How to use Lucuma Powder:
Just add a spoonful to your favourite raw desserts, bars or smoothies. Make a coulis from Lucuma and raw agave nectar
Approved Health Benefits of Lucuma Powder
Micronutrients in Lucuma Powder contribute to:
tiny energy-yielding metabolism
tiny maintenance of bones
tiny maintenance of teeth
tiny normal function of cell membranes
* These approved health benefits are based on the detailed nutritional composition of the product we supply. These health benefits may not be applicable to similar products from other suppliers.
How our Lucuma is processed?
Lucuma FruitOur Lucuma is grown on orchards in Peru. The evergreen trees produce greenish yellow flowers are throughout the year, and after being pollinated, the fruits mature on the tree for around 9 months. The Lucuma tree bears fruit throughout the year, but the main harvest occurs in the spring between January and April.
The Brazil nut is used for food, especially in the making of delicious desserts such as cakes, candies, and pastries. The nuts are known for their high nutritional value, amount of calories, and natural vitamins. From this fruit is extracted Brazil nut oil, aceite de cast as it is called in Peru. Because of the great properties and benefits of the Brazil nut tree it will continue to grow in the Peruvian jungle and be harvested for many generations into the future.
Peruvian exports of Brazil nuts amounted to USD23.49 mln in the first half of this year, an increase of 58% from the same period last year, announced the Peruvian Association of Exporters (ADEX).
Product Attributes : Product Specification
Product number : BN-4404
Place of Origin : Peru
Crop Year : 2017-18
Broken ratio : 0.05%
Cultivation Type : Natural
Variety : Nut
Packing method : 25
Minimum Order Quantity : 5 Tons
Delivery : 2 weeks
Samples : Yes
The lucuma (or pouteria lucuma) grows best at altitudes above 1,000 up to 2400 meters in the coastal Andean valleys of Peru, Chile and Ecuador. Due to its high nutritional value, it was once referred as the Gold of the Incas and it has been an important crop since ancestral times. This is proven by the many ceramic remains from the Moche and later Inca cultures.
This starchy fruit is high in iron, niacin or vitamin B3, carotenoids, potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. Lucuma powder can be easily added to smoothies or used in desserts such as puddings, creams, cakes, cookie, etc.
Dried Organic Lucuma Powder
The bulk of the Lucuma production is found in dehydrated form with only a small percentage reaching the local markets to be consumed fresh. Once dehydrated, the lucuma powder (or flour) is mainly sold as flavoring for ice creams and nutritional supplement.
Product Attributes : Product Specification
Product number : LC-2119
Place of Origin : Peru
Crop Year : 2018
Broken ratio : 0.001%
Cultivation Type : Natural
Variety : Nut
Packing method : 5Kg, 25
Minimum Order Quantity : 5 Tons
Delivery : 2 weeks
Samples : Yes
Native fruit of Peru, lucumo is a tree that grows in the valleys up to 2500 m. Its fruit has a good amount of pulp mealy yellow / orange soft and pleasant taste. This natural product, from pre-Hispanic times was used by the Incas in their daily diet, has important nutritional values. In principle, it is rich in fiber, iron and carotene, three key substances for the proper functioning of the body. Its exotic flavor is demanded by the most refined international cuisine. Its presentation as Lucuma flour is one of the most used in the manufacture of products such as beverages, pastries, cookies, puddings and cakes. For the flour, it performs a process of dried before being pulverized. Once you have flour, it is packaged and stored for distribution. Lucuma flour can be stored for years without losing its original characteristics.
Prilled Urea
Quality Specifications: : Mass Part Nitrogen : Biuret, Not More Than : Moisture Not More Than : Granulometry: (Granules Size) : Free Ammonia: : Melting Point: : Crumbliness:
Physical Properties :
Granulated Urea
Quality Specifications : Nitrogen Recalculated to Dry : Biuret, Not More Than : Water, Not More Than : Granulometry: (Granules Size) : Free Ammonia: : Melting Point: : Crumbliness :
Physical Properties :
Urea Ã??? Defined
White Prilled 46.2%
1.0%
0.5%
1mm to 4mm 90% Min. 160 Pxt Ppm Max. 32 Degrees Cen.
Non Radioactive
White, Free Flowing, Free From Harmful Substances, 100% Treated Against Caking
White Granules 46.2%
1.0%
0.5%
2mm to 4mm 90% Min. 160 Pxt Ppm Max. 132 Degrees Cen. 100%
Non Radioactive
White, Free Flowing, Free From Harmful Substances Coated, Spherical & Uniform in Size, 100%
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