Cupuacu: The next superfood?
Ever heard of Cupuacu? Yeah, me neither. But it could be the next superfood, according to health food sources. It's a tree found in the Amazon Rainforest and it a relative of the cacao plant. Want to know more? It's been said to have a number of amazing benefits, such as:
What do you think -- is this the next superfood, or just a new name for snake oil?
- It can increase your libido
- It can boost your immune system
- It can reduce the signs of aging and help you look and feel younger
- It help your body fight disease and cancer cells
- It's high in antioxidants.
What do you think -- is this the next superfood, or just a new name for snake oil?







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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
11-30-2007 @ 6:42AM
Judy Garwood said...
Where can someone buy Cupuacu. Is there a store that will mail it?
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11-30-2007 @ 7:33AM
laura said...
It looks like an avacado. How do you eat it?
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11-30-2007 @ 7:50AM
Monique said...
I love cupuacu. cupuacu juice is delicious. I have not seen in USA at any Brazilian food store. I love chocolate truffles w/ cupuacu!!
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11-30-2007 @ 8:04AM
Gwenn said...
Hopefully it can be grown somewhere else. Seems like all the best stuff depletes the rainforest.
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11-30-2007 @ 8:59AM
shelonstage said...
I'm sure the U.S. government will make it an illegal substance.
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11-30-2007 @ 9:05AM
Steve Morris said...
I would be very interested in finding some of this Cupuacu. Is there someone in the west coast of Florida that has it?
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11-30-2007 @ 9:11AM
tim cunningham said...
this product was featured on a Today shoe segment this week. evidently it tastes terrible plain (per Meredith) but if mixed w/other ingredients it is very good. Waiting to try it here but not readily available - even in NYC
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11-30-2007 @ 10:07AM
Len Greiner said...
I'll take any product orally, intraveinously, rectally or however, that would give me a "woody," boost my immune system while simultaneously reduce signs of aging, make me look, feel and act younger while it fights disease and cancer cells. Bring this product on!!!! Where can I order a hundred pounds of it??
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11-30-2007 @ 10:12AM
cantergirl said...
You get the same benfits from coconut water at you local health food store easier to find:)
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11-30-2007 @ 10:16AM
Art Lynch said...
Great!! : / Just when I'm bein' introduced to the joys of "early alzheimer's", they come up with a new libido booster!! Thank God I only have to deal with grandchildren now! : )
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11-30-2007 @ 11:06AM
gessica said...
I lived in Belem for 4 years and i did eat a lot cupuacu is delicious. You can eat ice cream and juice. Anyway is the best test. I use to make the juice. They also have there acai,tacaca and a lot other deferent fruits and food you never heard. You must go there to try everything..
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11-30-2007 @ 11:22AM
dee said...
Where did you learn proper English vocabulary and sentence structure?
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11-30-2007 @ 11:27AM
Lee Paquet said...
This stuff sounds like it would cure warts. Maybe it will make me a better banjo-player too? I need to find some at the local store. Sounds like the rain-forest has a new crop to grow........................
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11-30-2007 @ 12:14PM
kathy said...
looks like pea soup which is probally better than this hyped up bull. ARE THERE ANY STUDIES TO BACK UP THESE FINDINGS?
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11-30-2007 @ 12:16PM
Elaine said...
I used to live in Brazil and I LOVE cupuacu.
Tastes great and the juice is sooo sooo good. It has this sharp citrusy taste but not too strong.
It is more popular in the north and northeast of Brazil. Ans trust me, does not tastes like chocolate! :)
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11-30-2007 @ 1:03PM
traveler said...
spoken like someone that has never eaten Italian food in italy. It taste like can USA Italian food. Italian food in the USA is not real Italian food. I do have to say that the food in Milano was not nearly as bad as the food in Roma or Naples.
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11-30-2007 @ 1:24PM
Canavan said...
Something more to boost my libido?
Ridiculous. All I need is a woman that runs just a little slower than me;)
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11-30-2007 @ 1:24PM
Nick said...
forget it the best food is italian any thing else is garbage.
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11-30-2007 @ 1:50PM
Richard said...
If this catches on big with Americans (and other non-Amazon residents) it's going to result in more destruction of the Amazon rainforest (which is important to the entire world's climate) to create cupuacu plantations. Not to mention threatening the already-threatened, near-extinct aboriginal peoples in the Amazon rainforest.
And probably for very little reason. There are no miracles, and it's hardly plausible that this fruit can do all that's claimed for it. But just wait until some US food giant starts selling it and promoting it!
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11-30-2007 @ 3:47PM
Jimmy said...
Squabble of a hunk of food from Italy is garbage..Italians don't have a brain..Would that be Italian American I guess. . . hahahahahahaha
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