Raw Lucuma Powder

Posted by Zebra Organics on 2019 Feb 6th

Lucuma is a South American fruit with a full-bodied maple and butterscotch flavor. It has a deep orange/yellow flesh and is sort of a cross between sweet potato and avocado. The lucuma has been highly esteemed by the ancient Peruvians. This yummy fruit has spiritual and culinary significance and it is rarely left out of celebrations. In Peru it is common to find lucuma based ice creams, baby food, yogurts, pies, cakes, cookie fillings and desserts. As you can see it is a versatile and celebrated fruit.

Reintroduced to North America in 1989 by the book "Lost Crops of the Incas," lucuma has become a popular health food ingredient used in smoothies and raw desserts. It imparts sweetness and flavor while adding a dose of beta carotene, fiber, and complex carbohydrates—so it provides long-lasting energy without spiking your blood sugar.

Some things to note about Lucuma are:

• Concentration of antioxidant beta-carotene, niacin, calcium, and iron

• Source of complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins and minerals

• Low-glycemic: only 2 grams of natural fruit sugar for every 11 grams of carbohydrate

• Dried & powder fruit for use in smoothies and dessert recipes

• Adds Maple and Butterscotch flavor

• Adds mild low-glycemic sweetness

Just How Do You Use Lucuma Powder?

Lucuma fruit powder has a distinctively sweet and fragrant taste that provides a natural sweetening to desserts without increasing your blood sugar levels. A healthy alternative to sugar, lucuma powder may be useful for diabetics and people with other health issues.

Add Lucuma fruit powder to any beverage, smoothie, yogurt, granola, pudding or pastry. Lucuma powder is ideal for making gourmet ice cream products, nutritional supplements and functional beverages because it helps combine and emulsify fats and oils with sugars and polysaccharides. You can use lucuma powder in baking cakes, cookies and pies to fortify the nutritional content of your dessert. Lucuma also makes healthy baby food.

As you can see this tasty little known fruit offers a wealth of possibilities both nutritional and culinary. What do you think you could whip up if you had some Lucuma fruit powder in your cabinet?

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