What Are They

Australian Kakadu Plums (Terminalia ferdinandiana), also known as gubinge or billygoat plum, are a small pale green fruit found in woodlands across Northern Australia. These fruits are believed to be a gift from the dreamtime by many Indigenous Australians who have used these plums as health foods and medicines for thousands of years. 

Kakadu Plums have high antioxidant properties and the highest vitamin C content of any fruit in the world, making them extraordinarily beneficial as both a health and a beauty product.

Health Benefits of Kakadu Plums

High in Vitamin C

Kakadu Plums have the highest ever recorded levels of vitamin C. Delivering more than 100 times the vitamin C of an orange. 

Vitamin C plays an important role in boosting your immune system, maintaining good heart health, increasing your memory and balancing blood pressure, along with assisting in managing many other health problems.

Full of Organic Acids

Kakadu Plums are rich in Ellagic acid; a strong antioxidant, which is known to have many health benefits, that may asist as an anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial agent, and also as a prebiotic. 

Rich in Antioxidants

These small fruits also provide more than 6 times more antioxidants than blueberries. This is highly beneficial as antioxidants help neutralise unstable molecules and protect your body from damage caused by poor diets, cancer, diabetes, autoimmune conditions and heart and kidney diseases. 

Full of Folate

Each plum contains the same amount of folate as is found in broccoli. 

Has Antibacterial Properties

Kakadu Plum fruit and leaf extracts have natural antibacterial properties. These extracts may assist in stopping the growth and spread of many food-borne bacterias. In addition, Kakadu Plum extract also has antifungal property. For these reasons, indigenous peoples have been using it as a topical soothing balm and skin treating medicine for many-many years. It is known to them as the super fruit named Murunga or Gubinge.

How to Use Kakadu Plums

Healthy Snack

One of the easiest ways to use this fruit is to just eat it as a healthy snack alongside your normal balanced diet. Though they are seldom seen in grocery stores due to supply and cost, you may need to find a specialised health food store or check out your local farmer’s markets to get your hands on some. Your body will definitely reward you for going the extra mile to find them. 

Natural Dietary Supplements

The easiest way to incorporate Australian Kakadu Plums into your diet is through natural dietary supplements. In fact, we use Kakadu Plum powder in our natural Immunity Blend. 

This blend is designed to assist your immune system with the help of the vitamin and antioxidant benefits offered by the Kakadu Plum along with a range of other Australian plant proteins, including Fava Beans to contribute to muscle mass, tissue repair and the maintenance of normal health bones. In fact one 25g serve will deliver a high percentage of protein plus hit your RDI daily intake for an adult of vitamin C. 

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