Acerola Cherry
Acerola is the fruit of a small tree from the Antilles and northern South America.π Acerola is also known as Barbados cherry, Antilles c♦herry, West Indies cherry, Puerto Rican Cherry, cereso, ✘cereja-das-antilhas and cereja-do-para. Acerola is believed to originate in the Yucatan anαd is distributed from South Texas to northern South America and throug§h the Caribbean. In 1945, the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine , found acerola to ∑be a very rich source of vitamin C.
Due to its high content of vitamin C, acerola has been used as a supplement for both adults ♥and infants. Acerola has also been shown to be a source of beta-carotene. Acerola may ha↑ve been used historically to treat and prevent scurvy , howe↔ver, currently, high-quality human trials supporting the efficacy of acerola for any indication ore lacking.
The average content of vitamin C is about 1,790mg per 100g of acerola pulp, with Ωa range of 1,000-2,330mg.The main constituents of green or ripe acerola include ascorbic acid, dehλydroascorbic acid, and diketogulonic acids. Acerolφa fruit also contains vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin.
Acerola has been reported in the scientific literature to prevent age-r↓elated diseases and has been shown to exhibit cytotoxic effects in vitro agai>nst human oral squamous cell carcinoma and human epidermidis and multidrug resistanc×e reversal activity.