Kakadu Complex

Kakadu Bush Tucker

We are still in the “Education Phase” of Kakadu International. There is a lot to learn and teach about why Kakadu Juice is so uniquely excellent.

VIC CHERIKOFF – was the main speaker on the call. He is:

• the father of the Australian Bush Food Industry
• scientist
• author
• cable TV presenter of ‘Dining Down Under’.
• involved in pioneering research, among other things, Vitamin C.
• He spoke to us about THE KAKADU COMPLEX
• He briefly touched on three of the bush-tucker fruits and also herbs that are a part of the base ‘paste’ of Kakadu Juice

Kakadu Plum. It is the size of an olive, and has the highest level of C of all fruits. This is because it has very interesting biochemical/cellular mechanisms which preserve the Vitamin C within it.

Other sources are strawberries, capsicum and oranges. Note though:-

• When you cut an orange and leave it for half an hour there is hardly any

Vitamin C left.

• If an extract is put into water; as are most commercial OJ juice drinks, the potency greatly diminishes.

Vic studied these outcomes and tested Kakadu plum. Instead of just extracting the juice and diluting it with water, he made a whole fruit puree and noted:

· The cellular structure is maintained.

· Vitamin C is not destroyed and released only when the food is digested.

Being a bio-chemist, Vic understands the interactions at a cellular level.

• He thought Kakadu Plum would be good, but it has now gone from the top of the class to the top of the world!

• It contains polyphenols, antioxidants, iron, enzymes
• Together they deliver many benefits which help our ability to get the most out of Kakadu Juice.
• Once we drink KJ, these properties assist with absorption and aid our metabolism of it.

Illawarra Plum A distant relative of the cashew, and has a swollen, fleshy cashew sized seed on the outside of the fruit with a delicious plum flavour with hints of pine-nuts. It serves up bucket-loads of antioxidants which are also double-barrelled. It:

• Contains anthocyanins which are water soluble flavonoids; pigments that appear red to blue. They are powerful antioxidants which help the body to deal with free radicals which may be caused by toxins, pesticides and stress.
• Also contains muco-polysaccharides or sticky sugar which gives you a soluble dietary fibre. This is a fibre that goes through the system in a gentle way and delays gastric emptying, so the body has more time to absorb nutrients, and thus are not robbed of vitamins and minerals.

Wild Rosella came to our land with the Malaysian Malaccans who traded with the north around 6 thousand years ago and could be called an adaptive native, growing wild and now also in plantation.

· There are 5 different types of antioxidants and bush tucker is concentrated in the two most active anthocyanins.

· There are many other nutrients. Some adaptogens regulate systems, relax and smooth mussels and normalize blood pressure i.e. help lower or raise blood pressure depending on the individual need.

Herbs

There are a number of herb extracts at therapeutic levels in our Kakadu complex.

1. One goes to the learning centre of the brain and improves concentration. It is a prophylactic (protective, preventative) brain stimulant and may slow down mental degeneration and thus may be useful against such age-degenerative diseases as dementia and Alzheimer's.

2. Another herb increases the immune system.

3. It is wild harvested and stimulates joints, maintains synovial fluid (in the cushioning of the joints) and increases blood flow, thus anti-inflammatory and good for arthritis.

4. Has phyto-estrogen properties, but in such a low dose as not to interfere with Hormone Replacement Therapy.

The Kakadu complex now has its own natural preservative made from Australian Natural Plants and trademarked “Herbal Active” to reduce food spoilage. It actively selects against Candida in the gut; a common problem in western society from our high sugar diet. It is the interplay or synergism, of all the different compounds in the blend of fruits that makes it so beneficial.

Thus Kakadu Juice is a holistic slow-release food with a synergistic interplay derived from a botanically rich continent, Australia; the last frontier. It really is a world-class product. Aboriginals have managed the environment preserving these amazing botanicals. Our company works with indigenous enterprises that have been formed to benefit from bush tucker. Elders and scientists have knowledge of many bush medicines and Kakadu International will bring other products to the market.

The Kakadu complex is a thick paste to which other beneficial, exotic fruits such as goji; acai cherry and mangosteen are added, producing a delicious beverage.

Few people consume the recommended five different fruits a day. This way they can.

Compiled Peter Kroesche edited Jo Petrovic