Acerola, Malpighia glabra, source of Bioflavonoids, Dr.Abhay Kumar Pati, CEO Biotechayur India

June 19, 2010 - PRLog -- Acerola (Malpighia glabra) or Acerolla is also known as Barbados cherry or wild crapemyrtle, West Indian cherry, Puerto Rican cherry, Antilles cherry, cereza, cerisier and semeruco.
Acerola fruit is a bright red cherry-like fruit containing several small seeds. Mature fruits are soft and pleasant tasting. They contain 80 percent juice. The fruits deteriorate rapidly once removed from the tree. The fruit is edible and widely consumed in the species' native area, and is cultivated elsewhere for its high vitamin C content.
Acerola has now been successfully introduced in sub-tropical areas throughout the world (Southeast Asia, India, South America), and some of the largest plantings are in Brazil.
Therapeutic use: This fruit is low in saturated fat and sodium, and very low in cholesterol. It is also a good source of dietary fiber, riboflavin, folate, magnesium, potassium and copper, and a very good source of vitamin A and vitamin C.

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Best Nutrition Products, Inc.Hayward, California, USA and Biotechayur, Odisha, India manufacture a large number of vitamins, minerals, Chinese and Ayurvedic herbal and nutritional supplements and raw materials of standardized molecules of plants and fruit extracts. Dr. Abhay Kumar Pati, is a physician, author, entrepreneur and industrialist based in the United States, having ventures across the globe. Dr.Pati states that many of our health problems and diseases can be prevented, treated well with life style, food habits and nutritional supplements.