Grown in South America and in particular Peru for thousands of years, this purple corn is one of nature's richest sources of at least six different anthocyanin antioxidants - even more than blueberries. This purple corn has been extensively used as a staple food and a natural colouring dye. Recently, anthocyanins have been studied and reported to have antimutagenic, antimicrobial and anticarcinogenic properties.

There are very few purple plants to be found in nature, and thus if you are to eat a true rainbow diet, this purple corn extract is a helpful and tasty addition. The purple corn extract is created by juicing the purple corn then slowly, at low temperatures, evaporating off the liquid in the juice until this pure powder remains.

This product tastes like the essence of corn (a faint sweetness with a subtle hint of American whiskey with no alcohol). Purple corn extract is a wonderful addition to smoothies, cacao/chocolate parties, cacao/chocolate drinks, alchemical raw-food recipes, and dressings. Once open, please refrigerate. One level teaspoon (approximately 1 gram) per day per person is a good dose of purple corn extract. A little goes a long way with this rare product.