ABOUT BOROJO FRUIT

Borojó (Borojoa patinoi) is an exotic medium-sized tropical rainforest tree native to the lush rainforest jungles of Centra and South America. Borojo fruit is named for its large-ish size and round shape (in the Embera language of Panama, boro means head, and jo means fruit).

Borojo fruit starts out small and green, and grows to about the size of a grapefruit at full maturity. When its nutrients are at their highest concentration the pulp inside and skin on the outside turn brown in color and falls from the tree to the rainforest jungle floor ready for harvesting and processing.

The flesh of borojo fruit is pulpy and seedy (think “acorn squash”). The ripe pulp is traditionally used to make juice (jugo del amor), jam, wine, desserts, or is eaten straight while journeying through the jungles.  This exotic fruit is famous in Colombia and Panama for it’s acclaimed aphrodisiac properties.  In fact, this highly nutritious fruit is know in Colombia as “the natural viagra”.  It has been long-treasured by the indigenous peoples for it’s nutirion and health promoting properties.

For centuries, the indigenous tribes deep within the Central and South American rainforests have known of the power of the superfruit borojo.  The rainforest natives have eaten borojo as a natural source of nutrition and energy for fortitude and endurance before long journeys and difficult tasks.  This miraculous fruit is praised for its healing properties at the cellular level and ability to lift one’s spirits.

Borojo’s unique nutritional and health promoting properties are said to be due largely in part to its high concentration of vitamins, cell-regenerating macro minerals, protein- building essential amino acids and disease-preventing polyphenols.  Studies and analysis have shown borojo to have one of the highest levels of soluble B vitamins amongst fruit as well as one of the largest concentrations of phosphorous amongst fruits.

In Columbia the University of Santiago in Cali carried out research in which they discovered borojo contained a substance called "Sesquiterpelantond" which they claim inhibits cell growth in harmful tumors and showed promise for treating cancer.