I was recently asked if I would like to try Baobab, it’s the latest super-fruit that is grown in South Africa and is harvested and turned into a nutrient rich powder by the Eden Project in Cornwall. They sell it as a smoothie in their Rainforest Biome, and it is now available to buy in sachet form through their online shop.
Gram for gram, baobab fruit has six times more vitamin C than an orange and more calcium than a glass of milk. Baobab also benefits from having three times more iron than red meat, six times as much potassium than in bananas and more than three times as much antioxidants than blueberries! It almost sounds too good to be true so I was happy to try it out for myself.
I was sent enough samples for a week, and found that it was really easy to get a daily nutritional boost with one simple addition to your diet.
Baobab fruit powder has a tangy flavour suited to both savoury and sweet dishes and it couldn’t be easier to add it to your diet. Some serving ideas include:
- Stir a teaspoon into a smoothie or fruit juice and taste the difference
- Zap up your breakfast cereal or oats porridge by adding a prickle
- Blend into your low fat yoghurt to add an exotic twist. Serve with chopped fruit
- Like homemade bread or jam? Mix some baobab powder in and boost the nutritional value of every slice of toast
- Create healthy treats by adding it into your pancakes or homemade breakfast bars
Baobab products can be purchased online at from the Eden Project shop as well as Holland & Barrett, Planet Organic and all good health food shops.
Giveaway:
I have been offered one annual pass to the Eden Project for a lucky reader of the gingerbread house. The winner will able to see the baobab tree (and all the other wonderful things the Eden Project has to offer!) for themselves. Entry couldn’t be easier – simply complete the Rafflecopter form below and answer the easy question (mandatory for entry to this giveaway).
45 Comments
kathleen hooper
November 22, 2013 at 2:15 pmnever been to eden project but would love to!!
Mummylish
November 22, 2013 at 2:29 pmSouth Africa! Would love to win a pass to the Eden Project, it is amazing there!!!
Kerry-Ann Pope
November 22, 2013 at 3:09 pmSouth Africa
Despite living just on the border of Cornwall I have never been to the Eden Project with our little boys.
Annaloa Hilmarsdottir
November 22, 2013 at 3:10 pmAfrica and India and parts of Oman
Judy
November 22, 2013 at 3:15 pmAcross Africa and also in India.
nikki pellow
November 22, 2013 at 3:34 pmSouth Africa
sian hallewell
November 22, 2013 at 8:04 pmAfrica
Jessica
November 22, 2013 at 8:11 pmSouth Africa!
Francesca Tuck
November 22, 2013 at 8:45 pmSouth Africa
Susie Wilkinson
November 22, 2013 at 9:01 pmSouth Africa
Suzy Travers
November 22, 2013 at 9:03 pmSouth Africa
EMMA WALTERS
November 22, 2013 at 9:10 pmSouth Africa
Carolina J.
November 22, 2013 at 9:22 pmSouth Africa
Allan Smith
November 22, 2013 at 10:15 pmSouth Africa
Donna Morton
November 23, 2013 at 10:07 amSouth Africa
lowri earith
November 23, 2013 at 2:49 pmSouth Africa
Ellen Hewitt
November 23, 2013 at 2:55 pmThe super fruit baobab is grown in South Africa.
SUSAN L HALL
November 23, 2013 at 3:14 pmMadagascar and Africa
Catherine Williams
November 23, 2013 at 7:17 pmSouth Africa
Rose Paynter
November 23, 2013 at 7:19 pmSouth Africa
Cerys
November 23, 2013 at 7:42 pmSouth Africa
Deborah Ryall
November 23, 2013 at 8:12 pmSOUTH AFRICA
Anna my
November 23, 2013 at 8:36 pmSouth Frica
Anna my
November 23, 2013 at 8:36 pmSouth Africa I mean 🙂
John Seaman
November 23, 2013 at 9:38 pmS. Africa
Adam Richmond-Gordon
November 23, 2013 at 11:02 pmSouth Africa
David Paterson
November 24, 2013 at 1:15 amSouth Africa
Alison Mortimer
November 24, 2013 at 12:24 pmSouth Africa
Lisa Sands
November 24, 2013 at 6:44 pmSouth Africa 🙂 xx
M pitch
November 24, 2013 at 10:20 pmSouth Africa
Rachel Smith
November 25, 2013 at 12:50 amSouth Africa x
Emily Clark
November 25, 2013 at 11:33 amSouth Africa
NATALIE GOATLEY
November 26, 2013 at 3:28 amSouth Africa
katrina. walsh
November 26, 2013 at 10:52 pmsouth africa
dianne Parrinder
November 27, 2013 at 7:43 pmSouth Africa
Hannah ONeill
November 29, 2013 at 9:55 amSouth Africa
Cathy Gordon
December 1, 2013 at 10:12 amAnswer: South Africa
jellybaby1986@hotmail.com
December 1, 2013 at 5:08 pmAcross Africa and also in India.
barbara s
December 1, 2013 at 6:57 pmsouth Africa hope to win so we can visit you soon
Jon Bell
December 1, 2013 at 9:14 pmSouth Africa
Kerry Kilmister
December 1, 2013 at 11:02 pmSouth Africa
Jane Middleton
December 2, 2013 at 1:21 amSouth Africa
Belinda Matthews
December 2, 2013 at 6:45 amSouth Africa
Annamarie Riddiford
December 2, 2013 at 8:22 amsouth africa
Rachel Rogers
December 2, 2013 at 12:21 pmSouth Africa