The treasure in the Amazon riverbanks: Camu Camu

Legendary have become the many stories of the Spanish ships that set out into the jungle, seeking the gold of the indigenous people, without finding what they were looking for. Had they paid less attention to the elusive promise of traditional gold and instead focused on the natural wealth of the jungle they would have found an endless vein of pink gold in the form of a small red berry with a texture similar to grapes, called Camu Camu.

Camu Camu grows on a bush up to 8 meters high on river banks, one of the few cultivable plants which tolerate and thrive in the high humidity, heat, rainfall and flooding typical of the tropical rainforest. Its flavor is similar to a lemon or a sour orange, and everything from the peel to the seed is a constant blast of vitamin C, energy and compounds that increase the health of the human body in every cell.