The acerola cherry is a cherry that wishes you well. The acerola is first of all a tree in South America. More particularly from Brazil from the Amazon to Minas Gerais. Its fruit is the Barbados cherry or West Indian cherry. It is a small red berry known as a natural source of vitamin C. It is 20 times more than a glass of orange juice.
Power of the cherry: 7/10
Main Notes: Slightly tart notes
Use: Every morning
Active Principle: Vitamin C, minimum content 17.61 in accordance with Brazilian regulations
Native: Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Discover powdered acerola, a superfruit rich in vitamin C and invigorating. This is where you will buy it at the best price per kilo and of high quality.
Five dimensions that define this little cherry — dominated by its refreshing acidity and extreme Vitamin C concentration.
Vitamin C (Vitality)95
Refreshing Acidity85
Fruity Notes80
Astringency60
Sweetness / Sugar30
Arnaud's Note: « Acerola is a true explosion of tart freshness. Unlike orange juice which is very sweet, our pure acerola powder offers vibrant acidity and an unmatched vitamin C concentration, right behind camu-camu. It is the very essence of the raw fruit! »
Radar: Acerola vs Orange vs Camu Camu
"Looking for the best acerola powder, naturally rich in vitamin C? Comptoir de Toamasina selects for you, with the same high standards as a vanilla bean researcher, the finest acerola powders."
+17% Vitamin C
An exceptional content in compliance with Brazilian regulations. 20 times more vitamin C than in orange juice.
Arnaud Sion Expertise
Selected by Arnaud Sion, trained in the heart of the best plantations in Brazil.
Controlled Supply Chain
From the Brazilian producer to your table, guaranteeing optimal freshness and traceability.
Arnaud Sion travels across Brazil to select what we believe is the purest acerola powder available. Acerola is one of the cherries with the highest vitamin C content in the world. Our powder reveals rich and complex aromatic notes with a hint of refreshing acidity. If you like acerola, you will appreciate our guaranteed minimum 17% titration, strictly in compliance with the Brazilian standard.
Did you know? A single teaspoon of our acerola powder contains up to 20 times more vitamin C than a glass of fresh orange juice. It is the ideal natural ally to reduce fatigue and boost your body daily.
The Excellence of a Franco-Brazilian supply chain
Comptoir de Toamasina has been, since November 2015, a Franco-Brazilian company specializing in the import of superfoods from the Amazon and all over Brazil. Arnaud Sion, its creator, initially passionate about the vanilla bean, trained in the heart of the best plantations to build a supply chain of excellence around acerola. Thanks to our Brazilian subsidiary Abaçai, we even have a test plantation to develop our own specifications!
We work directly with the best local processing factory (Malpighia punicifolia), which has ANVISA certification and FDA approvals in the United States. By buying your acerola powder from us, you are guaranteed a pure product, harvested fresh and immediately processed to preserve all its vitamins. You can also find our adventures and video tutorials every day on our YouTube channel.
A specific color and storage
100% natural, our acerola powder evolves with the seasons: it has a pale pink color tending towards gray during winter harvests, and a bubblegum pink shade for summer harvests.
Please note, its purity makes it extremely sensitive to humidity: upon contact with the air, it can clump and become sticky. Be sure to always store it in its airtight resealable pouch, specially designed to preserve its flavors.
Where to find us in France?
You can buy our acerola powder online with packaging ranging from 50g pouches to kilo offers (or even from 5kg for professionals, shipped from our Brazilian counter), or come and meet us in person! We are present every Saturday morning, from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm, at the Sébastopol market in Lille.
What is Acerola? Origin and Benefits
Acerola comes from a shrub called the acerola tree, which produces a fruit called the acerola cherry. This cherry has a rare nutritional composition, much like the açai berry or camu-camu. It contains up to 100 times more vitamin C than an orange, or even 10 times more than a guava.
The acerola tree belongs to the Malpighiaceae family and grows between 5 and 15 meters tall. With evergreen foliage, it grows wild in tropical and subtropical regions (Cerrado, Pará, Minas Gerais, Amazon), in an average climate of 26°C. The acerola flower has a magnificent bright red color that you can discover on our YouTube channel.
The cherry has juicy flesh, either tart or sweet depending on the variety. Its lifespan, however, is very short: in less than a week, it rots. This is why it must be transformed into powder very quickly to preserve its vitamin C content. In Brazil, you will consume it fresh, in juice, or in powder form, like the one we offer.
Sweet acerola varieties:
Manoa Sweet Acerola: This acerola tree produces reddish-yellow fruits when ripe. Recommended for gardens, this variety is easy to maintain and offers an incredible flavor for fresh fruit juices.
Tropical Ruby Acerola: The fruits are identical to those of the Manoa Sweet, but the shrub climbs up to 5 meters in height. It is one of the tallest acerola trees in Brazil.
Hawaiian Queen Acerola: This single-trunk acerola tree is ideal for producing fresh fruits to be sold as table cherries.
Tart varieties used for the Comptoir's powder:
J. H. Beaumont Acerola: An acerola tree with low, compact branches, offering high density and very high productivity. The fruits are reddish-orange.
F. Rehnborg Acerola: A very productive shrub but with a lower vitamin C content. The cherries are very large, turning from orange to dark red at full maturity.
F. Haley Acerola: This variety is best suited for drier regions, notably in Northeastern Brazil. Its medium-sized fruits are purplish-red.
Discover our complete guide on our blog to learn about the benefits of acerola, how to consume it, and where to find it.
A little cherry that wishes you well: Composition and virtues
Acerola is a true treasure. The fruit contains 20 to 30 times more vitamin C than an orange (1,000 mg to 2,000 mg per 100 g), ranking just after Camu Camu. Acerola powder is also rich in B and A vitamins, as well as flavonoids and essential minerals (iron, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium).
It is a perfect natural stimulant to boost collagen production. Acerola is also recognized as a powerful antioxidant capable of detoxifying and remineralizing the skin (you can even incorporate the powder into your homemade cosmetic creams).
Product Description:
Product: Acerola powder from Brazil
Packaging in resealable pouch: 50g, 150g, and 500g
Characteristics: Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Flavonoids, Minerals
Vitamin C Content: 17.61%
Percentage of Acerola: 100%
Origin: Brazil
The virtues and benefits of raw acerola powder
Did you know that the greener the cherry, the richer it is in vitamin C? This little tart red and green fruit that wishes you well is known to reduce fatigue and stimulate the body's natural defenses, making it particularly effective during the winter season.
A decision by the European food safety authorities (EFSA):
After analyzing the scientific data, the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) and the European Commission determined that products containing at least 12 mg of vitamin C per 100 g, 100 ml, or per package can claim to contribute to: normal collagen formation, normal energy-yielding metabolism, the functioning of the nervous system, the immune system, the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E, the digestive absorption of iron, and the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
How to use acerola cherry powder?
Today, there is no real scientific study to determine an exact and universal dosage. You should know that your body naturally eliminates excess vitamin C. Thus, consuming 3g of acerola pulp per day is more than enough to cover your daily needs without any risk of overdose.
Taking acerola powder as a dietary supplement:
We advise diluting 1 teaspoon in orange or apple juice. You can also dilute 3 teaspoons in a bottle of water to drink throughout the day for a continuous supply of natural vitamin C.
It is also possible to use acerola powder in creative cooking. But be careful: never heat your acerola above 35°C so as not to destroy the vitamin C! Instead, make a delicious açai bowl and find out what açai is at the same time.
? Arnaud's Recipe: The "Super Vitality" Smoothie
Prep time: 5 minutes | For: 1 person
An ultra-vitamin drink that combines the best South American superfoods for a real morning boost.
Ingredients:
200 ml of milk (or plant-based almond/oat beverage)
1 heaping teaspoon of raw acerola powder
1 teaspoon of açai powder
1 teaspoon of Camu Camu powder
1/4 of freshly grated Tonka bean
Optional: 1 teaspoon of honey or agave syrup to sweeten
Preparation steps:
Pour the chilled plant-based beverage into your blender.
Gently add the acerola, açai, and Camu Camu powders.
Finely grate a quarter of a Tonka bean over the mixture to bring out gourmet notes of almond and vanilla.
Blend at full power for 30 to 45 seconds until you get a perfectly smooth and slightly frothy texture.
Serve immediately to enjoy 100% of the vitamins!
Other recipes with Acerola Powder
Out of inspiration for using your acerola powder? Find the best vitamin-packed recipes on our blog:
Vitamin-packed raspberry and acerola smoothie
Mango, Banana, and Acerola Smoothie
Avocado and acerola yogurt
Chia pudding with probiotics and acerola
Acerola Cocktail – Vitamin C
Melon, Honey, and Acerola Smoothie
Power salad bowl with acerola vinaigrette
Native country
Brazil
BOTANICAL SPECIES
Malphighia punicifolia
INGREDIENTS
Acerola Powder
AROMATIC POWER
7/10
ALLERGEN
Absence
POSSIBLE TRACES OF ALLERGENS
None
PACKAGING
Bag
Preparation / Delivery
Preparation within 24 hours - Delivery within 48 hours