Lucuma has a rich, creamy texture. It transforms raw food creations into gourmet delights. Lucuma powder is versatile tasty, and easy to blend.  Lucuma is a nutrient dense fruit from Peru that tastes similar to maple syrup. In Peru, the yellowy-orange fruit pulp is added to ice-cream and is Peru's favorite flavor.

Lucuma fruit holds an excellent source of carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, minerals, beta-carotene, niacin (B3) and iron.

This exotic Peruvian fruit is also known as the "Gold of the Incas", and is one of the lost crops of the Incas.

 NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS

• Excellent source of good carbohydrates

• Rich in fiber, iron, carbohydrates and minerals

• Contains Niacin (VitB3), Vitamin B2 and Vitamin B1

• Niacin levels reduce cholesterol and triglycerides levels in the blood

• Contains carotene which helps the immune system.

Component	Units	Fresh Pulp	Flour
Water	g	72.3	9.3
Energy	Cal	99.0	329.0
Proteins	g	1.5	1.4
Fiber	g	1.3	2.3
Lipids	g	0.5	2.4
Calcium	Mg.	16.0	92.0
Phosphorous	Mg.	26.0	186.0
Iron	Mg.	0.4	4.6
Carotene	Mg.	2.30	0.0
Niacin	Mg.	1.96	---