Acerola Powder by the Kilo - The best acerola powder

"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."

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: Nutritional Profile

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).

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.

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.

Other recipes with Acerola Powder

Out of inspiration for using your acerola powder? Find the best vitamin-packed recipes on our blog: