Red Raspberry Powder – Organic Freeze Dried

Organic Freeze-Dried Red Raspberry Powder is made from ripe, freshly harvested raspberries that are carefully freeze-dried and milled into a fine powder. This process preserves the fruit’s vibrant color, tart-sweet flavor, and natural aroma, making it a convenient alternative to fresh raspberries. It blends easily into smoothies, shakes, teas, and juices for a fruity boost.

Shelf-stable and versatile, freeze-dried raspberry powder is also perfect for baking, desserts, sauces, and even savory dishes. Sprinkle it over yogurt or oatmeal, mix it into frostings, or stir it into pancake and muffin batters. With its bright flavor and easy-to-use form, it’s a simple way to enjoy raspberries year-round.

• Anthocyanins in raspberries, which act as pigments to give berries their deep color, are a significant component of the phenolic/flavonoid class.
• Recent research shows that anthocyanins act as antioxidants, providing many potential health benefits.

Red Raspberries rank near the top of all fruits for antioxidant strength, mainly due to their rich content of ellagic acid (from ), quercetin, gallic acid, anthocyanins, catechins, kaempferol, and salicylic acid.

Researchers are currently linking anthocyanin activity to possibly improving vision, controlling diabetes, improving circulation, fighting cellular mutations, and retarding the effects of aging, particularly loss of memory and motor skills. Raspberries’ anthocyanins also give these delectable berries unique antimicrobial properties, including the ability to prevent the overgrowth of certain bacteria and fungi in the body. Quercetin and catechins are flavonols found in raspberries that act as antioxidants that support the body’s immune system and may contribute to the prevention of cell mutation. Quercetin has also been shown to reduce the release of histamine and may be effective against allergies.

One of the most promising benefits of red raspberries is that they are a significant source of ellagic acid. This substance belongs to the family of phytonutrients called tannins and is viewed as being responsible for a good portion of the antioxidant activity of these (and other) berries. Ellagic acid has become known as a possible potent anti-carcinogenic/anti-mutagenic compound. Clinical tests conducted at the Hollings Cancer Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) show that ellagic acid, a naturally occurring plant phenol, may be the most potent way to combat cellular mutations. Ellagic acid may be a scavenger to “bind” cancer-causing chemicals, making them inactive. It also may inhibit the ability of other chemicals to cause mutations in bacteria. In addition, ellagic acid from red raspberries may prevent the binding of carcinogens and may reduce the incidence of cells in cultured human cells exposed to carcinogens.

Raspberries are an excellent source of fiber, manganese, and vitamin C. They are an excellent source of vitamin K, magnesium, folate, omega-3 fatty acids, copper, vitamin E, and potassium. But eating whole berries or berry powder has been shown in scientific studies to be more beneficial than taking individual phytochemicals in the form of dietary supplements. Fragrantly sweet with a subtly tart overtone, our freeze-dried raspberry powder is wonderfully delicious and nutritious.

Some possible traditional uses of Raw Organic Freeze Dried, Red Raspberry Powder, may include:

• Highest food source of ellagic acid
• Almost 50% higher antioxidant activity than strawberries because of high levels of tannins
• May support the body’s ability to prevent the overgrowth of certain bacteria & fungi in the body
• High in polyphenolic compounds known for their anti-cell mutation properties
• Contain potent antioxidants such as Vitamin C, quercetin & gallic acid
• May support a healthy inflammation response
• Red raspberry ketones are currently being used in Japan as a weight loss supplement in pill form and as an external patch
• A natural source of anthocyanins, including quercetin, kaempferol cyanidin-3-glucosyl rutinoside cyanidin-3-rutinoside

Constituents of Red Raspberry include:

• Minerals: Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Selenium
• Vitamins: Vitamin C, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B-6, Folate, Choline, Betaine, Vitamin A (RAE), Vitamin A (IU), Lutein & Zeaxanthin, Vitamin E, Beta Tocopherol, Gamma Tocopherol, Delta Tocopherol, Vitamin K
• Amino Acids: Tryptophan, Threonine, Isoleucine, Leucine Lysine, Methionine, Cystine, Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Valine, Arginine, Histidine, Alanine, Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid, Proline, Serine
• Anthocyanidins: Petunidin, Delphinidin, Malvidin, Peonidin, Cyanidin
• Flavan-3-: Catechin, Epigallocatechin, Epicatechin
• Flavonols: Kaempferol, Quercetin
• Proanthocyanidins: Proanthocyanidin Monomers, Proanthocyanidin Dimers, Proanthocyanidin Trimers, Proanthocyanidin 4-6mers, Proanthocyanidin 7-10mers

Suggested Use: Mix one tablespoon with recipes, juice, yogurt, or chocolate.

Mixing Suggestions: To increase flavor and nutritional profile, combined with our organic extra-rich cacao powder.

Botanical Name: Rubus idaeus.

Other Names: Red Raspberry, Raspbis, Hindberry, Bramble of Mount Ida, Bramblebush, Raspberry.

Parts Used: Whole Raspberry (Including Seeds).

Ingredients: Raw Freeze-Dried Raspberry.

Origin: Grown and Freeze-Dried in the USA. Packaged with care in Florida, USA.

Certifications: Certified USDA Organic.