Camu camu (Mycaria dubia) is a bush that grows in black water rivers, especially in those abandoned courses called “cochas”, ecosystems of great social and economic importance for the Amazonian jungle of Peru. The fruit contains powerful phytochemicals with health benefits, including the amino acids serine, valine, and leucine, and more Vitamin C than any other known plant in the world. The camu-camu fruit is approximately 2 centimeters in diameter and has a purplish red skin with a yellow pulp. Camu camu fruit contains 30 to 60 times more Vitamin C than an orange. It has astringent, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, emollient and nutritional properties, and also contains important levels of beta carotene, calcium, iron, niacin, phosphorus, riboflavin and thiamin. Highlights: •Promotes healthy skin, bones, cartilage, teeth, gums and immune function •Each capsule contains over 100% of the recommended intake for Vitamin C in a whole food form •Contains no fillers or synthetic ascorbic acid