Packed in Aluminium Poly-Acc. (CA/ALL/PE).
Standard packaging sizes:
3 Kg, 5 Kg

1-100 %

• Daily single doses of 5-10g dissolved in water for immediate effect.

• Chewable Tablets with or without probiotic ferment.

• As natural ingredient in Nutraceutical / Food products

• Valuable aid in the prevention and treatment of gastric and IBS disorders.

• Effective in treating osteoporosis, varicose veins and haemorrhoids.

• Source of micronutrients

• The fruit's minerals and vitamins are beneficial to anaemics, anorexics, smokers and athletes.

• Excellent ingredient in diets for diabetics (notably type II diabetes).

• Displays antioxidant properties by fighting against the formation of free radicals.

• In prebiotic formulations, thanks to the high content in soluble fibre.

• High Vitamin C Content

• Great complement in diets for coeliac diseses (a disease in which chronic failure to digest food is triggered by hypersensitivity of the small intestine to gluten).

• Antidysenteric (Dietary Fibres).

• Anticonstipation (Dietary Fibres).

• Natural and interesting excipient

• Hepatoprotective

• Good as nutrition support for people living with HIV/AIDS

High Vitamin C content

The Baobab fruit is known for its high content of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C). In particular, the pulp can provide up to 300 mg of vitamin per 100 g, a quantity equal to about six times that contained in an orange. Ascorbic acid plays an extremely important role from both a nutritional and therapeutic point of view. For a long time known for its ability to prevent scurvy, vitamin C finds more and more significant use, because of its antioxidant properties and its ability to protect the organism against harm induced by free radicals. The fruit also contains appreciable quantities of other essential vitamins, such as thiamine (vitamin B1) and riboflavin (vitamin B2), essential for optimal development of the organism and for maintaining cellular integrity of the nerves, skin and ocular epithelia, and niacin (vitamin PP or B3), important to regulate many metabolic functions.

Good source of Calcium

Good source of Iron

Source of Nutrient

Furthermore, the fruit contributes to the injection of some essential minerals and fatty essential acids. In fact, 100 g of pulp contains on average 293 mg of calcium, 2.31 mg of potassium, 96-118 mg of phosphor and alpha-linolenic acid (27 mg of acid per gram of dry product).
The characteristic sourish taste of the pulp is due to the presence of organic acids, such as citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid and succinic acid.

Chemical and Nutrient Analysis of Baobab (Adansonia digitata) Fruit and Seed Protein Solubility

Abstract. The baobab seed and pulp were analyzed for proximate com­position, mineral content, and amino acid composition. The seed oil and protein were evaluated for their fatty acid profile and protein solubility. The seed was found to be a good source of energy, protein, and fat. Both the kernel and the pulp contain substantial quantities of calcium, potassium, and magnesium. Amino acid analyses revealed high glutamic and aspar­tic acid contents and the sulfur-containing amino acids as being the most limited amino acid. The fatty acid profile showed that oleic and linoleic were the major unsaturated fatty acids, whereas palmitic was the major saturated acid. Of the several solvents tested to solubilize the seed protein, 0.1 M NaOH was found to be the most effective. The protein was more soluble at alkaline than acidic pH, with the lowest solubility at pH 4.0

ABSTRACT. The aqueous extract of the Adansonia digitata (Linn.) pulp was tested for hepatoprotective activity against chemical toxicity with CCL4 in rats. The aqueous extract exhibited significant hepatoprotective activity and consumption ofAdansonia digitata fruit may play an important part in human resistance to liver damage in areas in which the plant is consumed (2). The mechanism of liver protection is unknown, but could possibly result from triterpenoids, b-sitosterol, b-amyrin palmitate, or/and a-amyrin, and ursolic acid in the fruit.

Antioxidant activity

Recent studies have shown that Baobab fruit has a marked antioxidant activity, both water-soluble and fat-soluble, preventing and combating the formation of free radicals.

Antioxidant Activity
Orac	TOTAL Phenols mg/g	TOTAL Flavonoids mg/g	ORAC µmol T E/g
	3,34	2,48	65,02
PCL (ACL)	µmol Trolox / g
	25
PCL (ACW)	µmol Ascorbic /g
	75
DPPH test	IC 50 µg/ml
	752,27
β carotene bleaching test	100 µg/ml	500 µg/ml	1.000 µg/ml
	37,5	51,04	52,08
	Determination of Antioxidant Capacity of Baobab Derivates, Ferrara University

Dietary Fibres and Prebiotic activity

Baobab fruit pulp supplies a quantity of soluble (22.54%) and insoluble (22.04%) fibres which can reach up to about 45 grams per 100 grams of product. Dietary fibre has by now been established as an important component of our diet, as it can affect manifold aspects of the digestive physiology. Frequent consumption of dietary fibre associated with a diet rich in vegetables, cereals and fruit has been related to a reduction of the risk of onset of neoplasia of the digestive system, in particular colon-rectal cancer. The intake of dietary fibres by the Italian population is on average 21 g/day (of which about 1/3 soluble) with variations ranging between 18 g/day in the northern regions and 22 g/day in the central-southern regions. The ideal level of dietary fibre intake has not been defined, but it is now commonly accepted that fibres are an essential part of a healthy and balanced diet. A diet of foods rich in fibres has also been related to a reduction in the risk of developing various organic disorders, such as constipation and overweight. Insoluble fibres are not assimilated by the intestine and improve the intestinal passage thanks to their ability to increase the faecal mass and stimulate peristalsis. They are mainly used to combat constipation and induce a sense of fullness, which can be exploited in a low-calorie diet. Moreover, Baobab fruit pulp due to its high fibre content (soluble and insoluble) would appear to have interesting properties, at least in vitro, for stimulating growth of bacterial cultures of the intestinal microflora.

The studie carried out on the soluble fibres contained in Baobab fruit pulp, allow hypothesizing their use as prebiotic, i.e. an indigestible dietary ingredient which on the level of the large intestine selectively stimulates the growth and/or metabolic activity of a limited number of microbic groups, important for maintaining the various functions of the human organism.
Studies carried out highlight that the water-soluble fraction of the fruit pulp has stimulating effects on the growth of lactobacilli and bifidumbacteria, such as:

Bifidobacterium bifidum A3,
Bifidobacterium longum type,
Bifidobacterium infantis type,
Bifidobacterium bifidum B16.

The functional prebiotic activity of the bacteria determines:

• Improvement of the intestinal microflora balance;
• Improvement of lactose digestion;
• Prevention of diarrhoea;
• Immunostimulating activity.

Anti-inflammatory, painkilling and febrifugal properties

Studies were carried out in the laboratory with the aim of analysing the biological activity of the aqueous lyophilised extract of Baobab fruit pulp. The studies conducted showed that doses between 400 and 800 mg/kg determine a marked anti-inflammatory effect and are able to reduce inflammation induced in the limb with formalin. The effect is comparable with that expounded when using a dose of phenylbutazone of 15 mg/kg used as standard. This activity may be attributed to the presence of sterols, saponins and triterpenes in the aqueous extract. Administration of 800 mg/kg of extract to mice also showed the appearance of a painkilling and febrifugal activity comparable with use of 50 mg/kg of acetylsalicylic acid taken orally.

Antidiarrhoeal properties

The typical diet of indigenous African populations, in particular children, is characterised by a low-calorie, low-protein vegetable and floury diet, lacking milk, and may potentially lead to rickets and cause organic disorders such as diarrhoea and/or dysentery. The particularity of Baobab fruit pulp is that it is effective against diarrhoea. Appropriately used, it is able to act against this disorder so widely present in African countries. A study conducted on 160 children with an average age of about eight months, reports that an aqueous dispersion of Baobab fruit pulp has significant advantages compared to the traditional “WHO solution” (World Health Organization) used for rehydrating children suffering from diarrhoea. The important constituents for this activity seem to be the tannins (astringent), mucilage (wetting), cellulose, citric acid and other typical components in the fruit pulp.

[web] A baobab solution for the prevention and treatment of acute dehydration in infantile diarrhea

Contribution a l'etude de l'activitè antidiarrheique de la Pulpe de fruit du Baobab

Intereseting Excipient

Un nouvel excipient en formulation pharmaceutique de comprimés de théophylline, type matrice hydrophile: la pulpe de fruit du baobab

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