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Goji Berries (AKA the chinese Wolberry) are great nutirion for the immune system and contains 21 trace minerals and are the richest source of carotenoids, including beta-carotene, in fact more than in carrots, and they also contain 500 times the amount of vitamin C by weight, of oranges! Indeed a super power food!

• 1 cup of dried Goji berries
• ½ cup nuts (almonds or cashews are good)
• ½ tablespoon of honey or syrup
• Mix in food processor. Then press into pan and refrigerate

Variations Add any of the following:

• ½ tablespoon coconut oil
• ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
• 3-4 dates
• 1-2 tablespoons cacao beans or cacao powder
• 1 tablespoon shredded coconut
• 1 teaspoon spirulina or chlorella
• a dash of vanilla extract

Depending on your choice of ingredients, you may add more sweetener, dates, or coconut oil to better hold the mixture together.

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Goji Health is based in Pretoria but also has distributers throughout Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Kwa-Zulu Natal, North West Province, Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Orange Free State, swaziland, and Namibia.

Tel:
+27 12 345 1223

Cell:
+27 82 651 2425

Fax:
+27 86 688 4448

Email:
info@goji.co.za

Website:
www.goji.co.za

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Produced from the same tree as the cashew nut, the cashew apple is a false fruit. What appears to be the fruit of the cashew tree is an oval or pear-shaped accessory fruit or false fruit that develops from the receptacle of the cashew flower. Called the cashew apple, better known in Central America as “jocote de marañón”, it ripens into a yellow and/or red structure about 5–11 cm long. It is edible, and has a strong “sweet” smell and a sweet taste. The pulp of the cashew apple is very juicy, but the skin is fragile, making it unsuitable for transport. It is often used as a flavour in agua fresca. A cashew apple fruit juice is produced commercially in South America.

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The guava fruit is also often prepared as a dessert. In Asia, fresh raw guava is often dipped in preserved prune powder or salt. Because of the skin’s high level of pectin, boiled guava is also extensively used to make candies, preserves, jellies, jams, marmalades and also for juices and aguas frescas. Guava juice is very popular in Mexico, Colombia, Egypt and South Africa. Red guavas can be used as the base of salted products such as sauces, constituting a substitute for tomatoes, especially for those sensitive to the latter’s acidity. In Asia, a tea is made from guava fruits and leaves.

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Pineapple is eaten fresh or canned and is available as a juice or in juice combinations. It is used in desserts, salads, as a complement to meat dishes and in fruit cocktail. While sweet, it is known for its high acid content. Pineapples are the only bromeliad fruit in widespread cultivation. Pineapple contains a proteolytic enzyme bromelain, which breaks down protein. Pineapple juice can therefore be used as a marinade and tenderizer for meat. The enzymes in pineapples can interfere with the preparation of some foods, such as jelly or other gelatin-based desserts. The bromelain breaks down in the canning process, thus canned pineapple can generally be used with gelatin.

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The cantaloupe originated in India and Africa. Cantaloupes were originally cultivated by the Egyptians and later the Greeks and Romans. The North American cantaloupe, common in the United States and in some parts of Canada, is a different member of the same muskmelon species. It is named reticulatus due to its net-like (or reticulated) skin covering. It is called a spanspek or sweet melon in South Africa, where it is harvested during the summer months October through February. It is a round melon with firm, orange, moderately sweet flesh and a thin reticulated light-brown rind.

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