URUCUM - 80 Organic Tablets - Antioxidant and Provitamin A

Rich in it must therefore be mixed with other flours (10 to 15%) to make cakes, cookies, pancakes and waffles. in synergy with Selenium, Urucum is a natural anti-oxidant which contributes to the maintenance of the skin. Bixin is similar to beta carotene: Urucum contains 100 times more bixin than carrot beta carotene. When the Portuguese arrived on Brazilian territory and penetrated the Amazon, they noticed that the Indians were coated with a red powder to protect themselves from the sun and mosquitoes! It was in fact Urucum. The name by the Portuguese “Red Skins” comes from this meeting.