About Lucuma Powder Organic

Lucuma powder is a dried, milled version of lucuma fruit. Cultivated in the Andean region of South America, the fresh fruit is a nutritional powerhouse and commonly used in the foods of Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. The light brown powder has become a preferred alternative sweetener worldwide. Touted as a “superfood,” the plant-based sweetener with a maple-like flavor can be added as-is to beverages, smoothies, desserts, and some soups.

Our supplier make sure our Pouteria lucuma trees grow well before they are harvested. They are grown at high altitudes in Peru where they originally grow. The fruits are harvested between January and April, because then the fruits are of the best quality. After harvesting, the lucuma fruits are cut into small slices and then dehydrated at temperatures below 45 degrees Celsius. The temperature is very crucial as it can destroy the flavor of the fruit if it is not right. When the fruits are dried out, they are ground into a fine powder. The powder is then tested for any presence of fruit sprouts. No chemicals and other substances are used within this process, making it a 100% pure product. Our Organic Lucuma Powder can be stored for up to two years.

As a fruit, Lucuma is full of healthy carbohydrates which is a wonderful way to increase the healthy unrefined whole food sources of carbohydrate in your diet. It contains vitamins B1, B2 and B9, phosphorus, proteins and fibers. Lucuma has the same amount of calcium as a glass of cow’s milk, as well as plentiful amounts of beta-carotene (an anti-carcinogen), zinc, iron, vitamin C, niacin (B3), and fiber. It also contains 14 essential trace minerals.