Kakadu Juice
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Kakadu International tm. is an Australian company proud to be the first to introduce an Australian native super-food beverage to the world market.
Emerging research is uncovering a wealth of nutritional value in
Contents
1. Company
2. Production
3. Kakadu Juice Components
4. Concentration
5. Research
6. References
7. External Links
Company
Kakadu International is a 100% Australian company. Drs Kowalski and Cherikoff have a combined 50 years of bush food, scientific and manufacturing experience
The research & development team consist of leading Australian physicians with a passion to introduce people all around the world to the natural nutritional healing benefits of the Australian Native Super-Foods. Distribution is by way of network marketing.
Production
Every bottle of Kakadu Juice is providing employment for Aboriginal Australians. The Australian Outback is one of the last pristine wilderness areas of the world. Wild harvesting of bush foods from this region relies on ancient Aboriginal knowledge of healing foods meshed with the modern practical skills of how to transport, process and distribute these foods in a way where nutritional vitality is...vital.
The manufacturing partner, Orielton Laboratories has more than 20 years manufacturing and distribution experience within the health and nutrition industry.
All Kakadu’s range of products are manufactured in a therapeutic goods (TGA) licensed premises.
Kakadu Juice Components
Kakadu Juice is a concentrated blend of 5 of
This natural cold-processed cocktail of essential nutrients supplies abundant slow-release energy, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, enzymes, bioflavonoids, chlorophyll, protein, essential fatty acids (3, 6 & 9), polysaccharides, a highly rich ‘natural’ source of Folic Acid and Iron as well as fibre for fortifying the diet Nature’s way...from cold processed whole foods.
Kakadu Plum . A favourite healthy food of the Aboriginal people. Holds the World Record for Vitamin C content. Is a phytonutrient feast full of antioxidants, folic acid, iron.
Pepper
Quandong Has a sweet peach flavour used in gourmet cuisine. Contains vitamins, minerals & unique oils such as Santalbic Acid - studied by
Illawarra plum A very close rival to the pepper berry for the title of strongest antioxidant. Subtle plum/pine flavours plus vitamin C make it a culinary favourite & boost for KJ!
Wild Rosella A very close rival to the pepper berry for the title of strongest antioxidant. Subtle plum/pine flavours plus vitamin C make it a culinary favourite & boost for KJ!
Acai A feast of flavonoids, omega 3, 6 & 9 oils, vitamins & sterols . A health-food favourite of the native South Americans with a taste like chocolate cherries!
Gogi A natural cornucopia of nourishing vitamins including A, C, E & B, antioxidants, amino acids, essential oils, anti-inflammatories & proteoglycans.
Cherry Delightfully sweet, slightly sour with antioxidant power! Also a source of mallic acid and numerous bioflavonoids.
Mangosteen A delicious fruit full of minerals, polyphenols, polysaccharides, catechins and
anti-inflammatories plus over 40 different highly concentrated antioxidant Xanthones.
Blueburry A well known health-food full of flavour, fibre, phenols, vitamin C and potent antioxidants including resveratrol and numerous bioflavonoids.
Pomegranate A well known health-food full of flavour, fibre, phenols, vitamin C and potent antioxidants including resveratrol and numerous bioflavonoids.
Green Tea A powerful herb, famous for its copious catechins, vitamins and minerals plus ECGC (an even stronger antioxidant than vitamins E & C).
Flax A wonderful source of omega 3, 6 & 9 oils, lignans (numerous health benefits) and rich in healthy plant proteins important for a naturally nutritious diet.
Barley Grass A concentrated green food rich in enzymes, proteins, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and chlorophyll which may be lacking in modern processed food diets.
Grape Seed Grape seeds contain numerous fatty acids and antioxidants including resveratrol and the OPC’s which are strong and versatile antioxidants.
Concentration
While most juice products on the market are between 60-90% water, Kakadu Juice contains less than 10% water meaning if you took 6 of the leading juice products and combined them together you still wouldn't equal the quantity and quality of nutrients contained in 1 bottle of Kakadu Juice.
Research
Professor Brand-Miller, the pre-eminent authority and author on glycaemic index is also to thank for discovering that Kakadu Plum is the World’s richest natural source of Vitamin C. [1] At up to 450mg of Vitamin C per gram of dry fruit, that is over 150 times the concentration found in dried goji berries, over 200 times more than blackcurrants and 900 times more than oranges.
The Australian bush foods safely offer a variety of essential nutrients plus some novel ones like the oils unique to Quandong (seen below). Scientists from
Also attracting great attention these days is the importance of consuming a sufficient quantity and quality of antioxidants from real whole foods
According to Vic Cherikoff, former researcher at the Sydney University Human Nutrition Unit, the commonly known antioxidant foods such as goji, mangosteen, noni, blackberry, and blueberry are “eclipsed in antioxidant concentration" by the following Australian natives: Kakadu Plum, Tasmanian Mountain Pepper, Wild Rosella and Illawarra Plum.
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Furthermore, the carbohydrates found in bush foods are much more complex, greatly slowing the release of sugar into the body, allowing the Indigenous people to sustain themselves for long periods on relatively small amounts of food. [3]
The research by Vic and Professor Brand-Miller is well-supported by a recent research alliance between Food Science
Analysis of the Mountain Pepper also revealed an abundance of 'polygodial', a substance found in many traditional medicine foods of the Australian Aboriginies and New Zealand Maoris; possibly Nature's finest anti-microbial agent and believed to offer hope to arthritis sufferers. Also found were bioflavonoids known to slow sugar-release from food, stimulate the immune system and bolster the body's natural cancer defences. [5]
References
1. Brand, J.C. et al “An outstanding food source of Vitamin C.” (1982) Lancet (#8303): 873.
2.Jones, G.P. et al “Santalbic acid from quandong kernels and oil fed to rats
affects kidney and liver P450.” (1999)
3.Cherikoff, V. et al “The nutritional composition of Australian Aboriginal bushfoods.” (1982) Food
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4. Konczak,
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External Links
http://www.kakadujuice.net
1 comment:
Vic Cherikoff has left a new comment on your post "Kakadu full of goodness":
Can I refer readers of this blog to my site for information on the research into the value of Australian fruits? There is a great deal happening in the food, health and nutraceutical industries with some first mover advantage going to strategic, forward-thinking companies such as Kakadu Juice, Dr Red, Berri and Charles Sturt Uni Cheeses. Please support the products from these companies as it really helps to build Australia's competitive edge. Oh, and if you wish, please support my products - you'll find them in my store. I can assure you that you will feel better eating produce which still has wild vigour. Every product I have closely scrutinized since my analyses confirming the vitamin C level in the Kakadu plum as record holding, has revealed startling value in our herbs, spices, fruits, nuts and more.
On a related topic, I for one, can't tolerate the pundits ranting about the rising Aussie dollar making us uncompetitive in the global economy. What it takes are more innovative, clever companies embracing a "Blue Ocean Strategy (Google this term if you are curious) to turn our exports into new products, new ideas and new sales. A key principle of BOS is to make the competition irrelevant and I am proud to have played a pivotal role in fostering the creation of new endeavours, new products and new companies as we offer native Australian foods and ingredients to global markets.
Antioxidants, treatments for diseases such as senile dementia, diabetes, heat disease, Alzheimer's, arthritis, obesity and many others are here now. Sure, many are disappearing as we develop more pristine lands or over-graze drought affected farmland keeping alive ill-adapted stock while we cull protein on the hop. However, out of the scrub comes a new food flavour which just happens to be strongly anti-microbial in foods and offers serious value to the global food industry. Another has massive benefits for anyone who works and plays hard and needs to stay sharp and focused to get the job at hand done. Yet another goes into a natural cosmetic product which solves some challenges of female health and aging while also enhancing great sex. (This'll sell well for sure).
Meanwhile our lunatic politicians pat themselves on the back for letting still other lunatics poison native animals before irreparably obliterating ecosystems in our Tasmanian forests instead of harvesting understorey species for their antioxidants, anti-arthritics and other high return phytochemicals for the food, beverage, health and other industrial applications. This is the real opportunity cost of logging in Tasmania. The action is the worst decision since the Franklin dam and robs us of our future.
Have you written your letters to Turnbull, Garrett and Howard damning them for their short sightedness and idiocy in allowing the Gunns project to progress at the cost to animals, ecosystems and our own economic prosperity?
Please do so today. And forgive me for my passionate rant. I'm off to sip some Kakadu Juice for my health.
Posted by Vic Cherikoff to Kakadu Bush Tucker at October 10, 2007 5:27 AM
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