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	Acerola
		Acerola is used primarily for its vitamin C content and free-radical-scavenging abilities, but also is a source of other vitamins and minerals.
		Acerola also makes acetaminophen (Tylenol) more effective for relieving the aches and pains of colds and flu by slowing the rate at which the pain reliever is eliminated from the bloodstream.
		Acerola replaces vitamin C that may be depleted during treatment with tetracyline antibiotics, corticosteroids such as prednisone, and oral contraceptives.
	www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_acerola.htm (1364 words)

	Acerola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Acerola juice is as common and popular in Brazil as orange juice is in North America.
		The fruit of the Acerola Cherry tree, Malpighia punicifolia L. is rich in Vitamin C and carotenoids, with the cherry-like fruits being one of the richest known natural sources of vitamin C. The fresh fruit can contain up to 4000 mg Vitamin C per gram of fresh weight.
		Acerola is a rich source of vitamin C, bioflavonoids, carotenoids, and other vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients providing ideal synergy for immune cell function.
	www.poweroftheamazon.com /Acerola.htm (987 words)

	Acerola
		And unlike an apple or a cherry, the acerola is bursting with vitamin C.
		Just one tiny acerola has over 80 milligrams of vitamin C. That is as much as a whole grapefruit.
		Since acerolas have two of the top free-radical scavengers in the business - vitamin C and beta-carotene - you owe it to yourself to track down these tropical treasures.
	www.bellybytes.com /bytes/acerola.shtml (717 words)

	Database Entry for Acerola - Malpighia glabra, Acerola - Malpighia glabra, Acerola - Malpighia glabra, Acerola
		Acerola (Malphighia glabra) is a small tree or shrub that grows up to 5 m high in the dry, deciduous forest.
		The vitamin C content of acerola varies depending on ripeness, season, climate, and locality.3 As the fruit begins to ripen, it loses a great deal of its vitamin content; for this reason, most commercially-produced acerola is harvested while still green.
		Acerola has not been the subject of much clinical research since it is mainly consumed as a food, rather than used as an herbal remedy.
	www.rain-tree.com /acerola.htm (943 words)

	ACEROLA Fruit Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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.
		Adaptation: The acerola is typically found in dry, thorn-woodlands as a deciduous tree.
		The increased plantings are a direct result of increased use of acerola for a natural source of Vitamin C for nutritional supplements.
	www.crfg.org /pubs/ff/acerola.html (1318 words)

	Acerola
		The acerola is believed to originate from the Yucatan (linguistic evidence) and is distributed from South Texas, through Mexico (especially on the West Coast from Sonora to Guerrero) and Central America to northern South America (Venezuela, Surinam, Columbia) and throughout the Caribbean (Bahamas to Trinidad).
		The acerola is typically found in dry, thorn-woodlands as a deciduous tree.
		Acerolas grows in marl, limestone, clay and other heavy soils as long as it drains well; waterlogging of roots will cause plant death.
	userwww.sfsu.edu /~dcruz/acerola.html (1254 words)

	acerola richest source of natural vitamin C known
		Habitat: Acerola is a small tree or shrub that grows in the dry deciduous forest.
		Acerola grows wild and raised in sandy soils throughout northeastern Brazil.
		Acerola fruit is harvested when green, considered the richest source of natural vitamin C known.
	www.amazondiscovery.com /acerola.htm (302 words)

	Free herb information - ACEROLA CHERRY
		But, still, the acerola is acknowledged as being the fruit with the highest content of vitamin C. It is only exceeded by rosehip (Rosa rugosa), which has been analysed from 1,700- 6,977mg of vitamin C per 100 grams of hips.
		Acerola is an excellent source of vitamin A (as carotene with 1,017 IU per 100 grams of fruit).
		As there are a number of antioxidants in acerola, it is a valuable fruit to add to our diet to help deal with free radicals, toxins, and stresses; repair of wounds, scar tissue, fractures and pain relief.
	www.herbsarespecial.com.au /free-herb-information/acerola-cherry.html (634 words)

	Acerola : by Ray Sahelian, M.D.
		Acerola has one of the highest content of vitamin C per gram of fruit.
		Acerola has been studied in the laboratory and has been found to be a powerful antioxidant and have anti-cancer potential.
		The acerola Malpighia glabra L., originally from the Antillas and North of South America, known by the people as cereja-das-antilhas or cereja-do-para distinguish itself by its high content of vitamin C. The ripe and fresh acerola fruits utilized in experiments, were obtained from farmers of Maringa region, Parana State, Brazil.
	www.raysahelian.com /acerola.html (1167 words)

	Acerola - NYU Medical Center, NYU Hospital, New York, NY
		Acerola is a small tree that grows in dry areas of the Caribbean and Central and South America.
		Acerola is primarily marketed as a source of vitamin C and bioflavonoids.
		One study found that acerola significantly increased the antioxidant activity of soy and alfalfa.
	www.med.nyu.edu /patientcare/library/article.html?ChunkIID=40001 (450 words)

	acerola (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Acerola is listed under M. glabra in the Index of CRFG Publications, 1969-1989.
		Origin: The acerola is believed to originate from the Yucatan (linguistic evidence) and is distributed from South Texas, through Mexico (especially on the West Coast from Sonora to Guerrero) and Central America to northern South America (Venezuela, Surinam, Columbia) and throughout the Caribbean (Bahamas to Trinidad).
		Growing with overhead protection or growing next to a wall or building may be sufficient, but the plant may also be covered with heavy cloth or plastic sheeting draped over a frame for added protection.
	fruit.get-best.net /ACEROLA.php (1264 words)

	Database Entry for Acerola - Malpighia glabra,
		Acerola is also known as "Antilles Cherry" or "Barbados Cherry." The mature fruits are juicy and soft with a pleasant tart flavor and they contains about 80% juice and a large amount of vitamin C as well as iron, calcium and phosphorous.
		The Vitamin C content of Acerola varies depending on ripeness, seasons, climate and localities and the vitamin C content is the highest while the fruit is still green.
		Until camu-camu appeared on the scene, Acerola was considered the richest known source of Vitamin C, Oranges provide 500 to 4,000 parts per million Vitamin C or ascorbic acid, while Acerola has assayed in a range of 16,000 to 172,000 parts per million ascorbic acid.
	www.raintree-health.co.uk /plants/acerola.html (596 words)

	Acerola Cherry - Food State Vitamin C
		The cellulose and bulky roughage is eliminated, but the bulk of the nutrients are retained; the soluble extract from Acerola increases the vitamin C content to a high of 25%.
		Acerola Cherries are an excellent source of powerful antioxidants, they are rich in protein and mineral salts especially, iron, phosphorus calcium and also have marked anti-fungal activity.
		The free radical scavenging benefits of Acerola are also useful for preventing abnormal growths and fighting cellular aging.
	www.regenerativenutrition.com /content.asp?id=50 (777 words)

	BBC - BBC Four Cinema - City of Men
		Filmed on location, City of Men mixes comedy and drama to tell the stories of Laranjinha and Acerola, two 13-year-olds who live in a notorious Rio slum; a community of drug-dealers, hustlers and teenagers struggling to fulfil their dreams.
		Laranjinha and Acerola's efforts to go on a school trip are complicated by a lack of money, poor test results and new neighbourhood drug dealers.
		Acerola's love for a girl, who fights for incarcerated inmates of the Brazilian penal system, sends the dynamic duo off on a trip to Brasília, to talk to Presidente Lula.
	www.bbc.co.uk /bbcfour/cinema/features/city-of-men.shtml (547 words)

	ACEROLA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The economic interest for the Acerola is relatively new, since the discovery of high ascorbic acid (pure Vitamin C) in the fruit flesh, (as high as 40 times than in a lemon or orange fruit)
		Acerola fruits could be eaten raw in nature, in juice, liquors, jellies, etc. By its flavor and natural antioxidant qualities they are specially suitable for refrigerated and/or canned juices, being in Brazil very popular the mix of Acerola/Orange juice, nor only because it is healthy but delicious.
		The interest by Acerola is so high, that the US Company AMWAY established its own plantation of 185 hectares in Brazil, to supply its line of products developed from or with Acerola.
	www.resourcesbrazil.com /index_1.html (325 words)

	Acerola Plus - Acerola Plus by American Health
		Acerola Plus 300 mg is an orange flavored chewable for those individuals who prefer the taste of orange to the taste of acerola.
		Acerola Plus tablet have a fruity flavor and may be chewed or dissolved slowly in the mouth.
		Acerola is a fruit native to the West Indies and Central America and found in greatest supply in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands.
	www.herbmark.com /productdetail.asp?pid=2928 (294 words)

	Acerola Cherry Powder - Acerola Cherries - Real Vitamin C
		If it doesn't contain real food like acerola cherry powder or amla berries, it is almost certainly a synthetic form of vitamin C. Most vitamin C and multivitamin supplements contain ascorbic acid or ascorbate, which is the outer ring that surrounds the real vitamin C complex.
		Whole foods like acerola cherries and amla berries come with the entire vitamin C complex which can efficiently reach and nourish all of the cells of your body, providing the health benefits listed above.
		Because it is made from real food - acerola cherries - and doesn't contain any synthetic nutrients, you can take as much as you need without any fear of toxicity.
	drbenkim.com /natural-vitamin-c-benefits.htm (1193 words)

	ACEROLA BTN
		Acerola can be found growing wild and under cultivation on the sandy soils throughout northeastern
		, the use of acerola is mostly based on its high content of vitamin C, which has long been thought in conventional and alternative health practices as a powerful antioxidant.
		In North America, acerola is used for its high content of vitamin C. Dried acerola fruit extracts can now be found in tablet form and as an ingredient in many over-the-counter multivitamin products in the
	www.back2nature.net /products/ACEROLA.htm (845 words)

	Acerola
		Acerola (fruit) Acerola Berry Acerola Berry Extract Acerola Berry Juice Powder Acerola Cherry Acerola Cherry Fruit Acerola Concentrate Acerola Extract Acerola Fruit Extract Acerola Powder Dehydrated Powder of the Acerola Cherry Rose Hips and Acerola
		Acerola is also known as Barbados Cherry, Puerto Rican Cherry or West Indian Cherry can grow to small tree size.
		The skin of the Acerola fruit is bright red and high in vitamin C. Usually around 1500 mg of vitamin C are found it 100G of Aceola fruit.
	www.webvitamins.com /nutrient.aspx?ID=380 (205 words)

	Holistica, natural food supplement
		Natural vitamin C is both tonic and stimulating, it does not excite you and its effect is long lasting.
		The acerola Malphia glabra L. is originally from the Antilles sea, north of South and Central America.
		With a fantastic vitamin C level, varying from 1000 to 3000 milligrams per 100 grams of pulp, it is 20 times more concentrated in vitamin C than orange and lemon.
	www.holistica.fr /en/acerola.htm (380 words)

	Acerola Cherry Extract
		Acerola Cherry Extract: Acerola has one of the highest contents of vitamin C per gram of fruit.
		Studied in the lab, Acerola has been found to be a powerful antioxidant and have anti-tumor potential.
		Acerola also contains natural B vitamins like thiamine, riboflavin and niacin.
	www.skyislandnaturals.com /acerola-cherry.html (85 words)

	ACEROLA, Amazonas Naturprodukte Handels GmbH
		It is one of the plants richest in vitamin C. On overage 100g ripe acerola fruits contain 1.700 mg of vitamin C. In comparison, 100g of oranges contain only 50 mg of vitamin C. During the ripening time,the Acerola fruit change their colour from green to yellow, to dark red.
		To 80% tue fruit consists of a juice extremely rich in vitamin C. Further components are: provitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, protein, iron, phosphorus and calcium.
		Our Acerola powder with 17% natural vitamin C is extracted exclusively from the Acerola fruit.
	www.amazonas-products.de /d/main2/acerola_e.htm (341 words)

	Skin whitener composition containing acerola cherry fermentate (US5747006)
		A method of whitening human skin includes topically applying to the skin acerola cherry fermentate in an amount and for a period of time sufficient to visibly whiten the skin.
		The method includes incorporating acerola cherry fermentate with known whitening agents and applying to the skin in an amount and for a period of time sufficient to visibly whiten the skin.
		A composition for topical use which has a melanin synthesis-inhibiting activity, comprising acerola cherry fermentate and a whitening agent, wherein the acerola cherry fermentate is substantially free of ascorbic acid.
	www.delphion.com /details?pn=US05747006__ (1015 words)

	Acai Lite - Extract 1:1 w/Acerola.
		Acerola is known to have one of the highest levels of Vitamin C naturally on the market.
		The only safe and effective choice for vitamin C supplementation is with whole food ingredients such as Acerola.
		Acai - Lite with Acerola is the safest, most complete, and effective vitamin C available.
	www.acaiforlife.com /products/36.cfm (735 words)

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