
Raw Organic Mesquite Powder from Peru. Traditional Native American food with a very low GI and a high mineral content.
Used as a staple food for centuries by desert dwellers, this high protein meal contains good quantities of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron and zinc, and is rich in the amino acid lysine as well. Its low GI of 25 helps maintain stable blood sugar levels.
It has a sweet, distinctive wild flavour with a hint of caramel, which blends well into smoothies or other drinks, especially those made with cacao and maca.
Sweet and caramel-like, Mesquite makes a great addition to cakes, ice cream and lots of other desserts. It's also fantastic sprinkled on your favourite breakfast cereal, or used in smoothies to give a certain depth and roundness of flavour.
Mesquite meal is a traditional Native American food produced by gathering ripened seed-pods from the mesquite tree (a relative of the Acacias) and grinding them into a fine powder.
Serving size 10g
| Per Serve | Per 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 159kj | 1590kj |
| Protein | 1.6g | 16.0g |
| Fat-total | 0.34g | 3.4g |
| - saturated | 0g | 0g |
| Carbohydrate-total | 8g | 80g |
| - sugars | 4.4g | 44g |
| - dietary fiber | 3.6g | 36g |
| Sodium | 0.5mg | 5mg |
| Iron | 1.8mg | 18mg |
| Calcium | 52mg | 520mg |
| Magnesium | 14mg | 140mg |
| Zinc | 0.3mg | 3mg |
Mesquite was traditionally consumed as a staple food. It has an incredibly low GI and a high mineral content, and the reason why the GI is so low is partly because of that very high mineral content.
Mesquite is high in protein and contains significant quantities of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron and zinc. It’s also rich in the amino acid lysine.