Organic Heirloom Purple Food!

Get your antioxidants, boost your immunity, eat like the ancients and much more. Rare, Raw, Purple Corn Extract Powder is now available to you!

Corn was the primary food of nearly all Native American tribes living in North, Central and South America!

Purple corn, one of the sacred crops of the Incas, keeps surprising us. Most people don't even know that a purple variety of corn exists!

A RARE BREED
Purple Corn is a rare commodity. Peru is the only country that produces purple corn commercially. Annually, around 12,000 to 15,000 acres are planted with non-GMO/non-hybridized purple corn.

While there are multiple varieties of purple corn, all of them originated from an ancestral line called "Kculli", still cultivated in Peru. The Kculli line is very old. Ancient objects in the shape of these particular ears of corn have been found in archeological sites at least 2,500 years old. The Purple Corn we offer is from this ORIGINAL LINE, which helps to explain it's great taste and nutrition levels.

As interesting as it's history is Purple Corn's promise to your taste buds and health. For starters:

* Blueberries have gotten lots of press lately and are regarded by many as the top antioxidant food. Yet, it's a little known fact that Purple Corn has a higher antioxidant capacity and anti-free-radical effect than blueberries and higher or similar anthocyanine and phenolic contents.

* Drinking Purple Corn based beverages will help you to maintain more stable blood sugar and energy levels which means you'll avoid the ups and downs that come with many other carbohydrate-type foods.

* For thousands of years, corn varieties like these purple corn kernels were traditionally crushed and mixed with ground-up cacao beans (raw chocolate) then added to hot water by Central American natives. Now you can try this ancient cacao beverage at home, except that you get to use the best corn ever!

* By consuming purple corn you will begin to notice effects in your skin quality and smoothness. This effect is likely due to antioxidants. One of the chief functions of antioxidants are to protect against skin aging and deterioration.

* Additionally, Purple Corn just simply TASTES GREAT. Plus, it's convenient and easy to use. Just add to your favourite smoothies or just water!

WHAT MAKES PURPLE CORN SO POWERFUL?
Why is Purple Corn such a powerful food? To understand this we need to explain a bit about antioxidants (anthocyanidins, in particular).

The color of the purple corn comes from a group of chemical compounds called anthocyanines (from the Greek word Anthos: flower and Kyanos: blue). Anthocyanines are the largest group of water-soluble pigments in the vegetal kingdom. Within this group are the complex flavonoids called anthocyanidins that produce blue, purple or red colors. (This is part of the reason you're often encouraged to eat a variety of colorful foods.)

Research shows that anthocyanidins like those found in purple corn encourage connective tissue regeneration, are anti-inflammatory and positively influence cholesterol. Anthocyanidins also seem to stabilize and protect capillaries from oxidative damage and have been shown to support healthy connective tissue, promote collagen formation and improve microcirculation.

THE PROOF
More and more research is pointing to the proven health benefits of Purple Corn consumption. Here are a couple of examples:

In a pre-clinical study, Tsuda & col. (2003) studied the effects of purple corn on obesity and diabetes. They compared two sample groups. Both groups consumed a diet rich in fats during 12 weeks, but one of the groups also received purple corn pigments. Compared with the control group the group consuming anthocyanidins didn't gain any weight, nor suffer hypertrophy of the fat tissues. The purple corn eaters didn't show hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperleptinemia, or an increase in levels of the genetic codes that produce the factor for tumoral necrosis or the enzymes related to the synthesis of fatty acids and triglycerides. In comparison, the group that received no purple corn extract and ate only a fat rich diet, showed an increase of more than 100% in all those parameters.

In Japan, a group of researchers from the Medical School of Nagoya demonstrated that the pigment in purple corn impeded the development of a type of colon disease.

Overall, there are good nutritional and scientific reasons to use the antioxidant anthocyanidins present in purple corn kernels, with obvious benefits for the prevention of obesity and blood sugar disorders. Even the US Pharmacopoeia considers them good for lowering hypertension!

HOW TO USE PURPLE CORN
Add 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon to you favourite drink or water and blend or mix well.  You may add more or less according to taste.
 

OUR FAVORITE RECIPES

Chicha Morada

1/4 to 1/2 Tsp Purple Corn Extract
8 oz. Fresh Pineapple Juice
2 Cinnamon Sticks
1 pinch Raw Vanilla Bean

Take the Purple Juice and either blend or vigorously mix all ingredients. This can also be left to ferment overnight. Enjoy!

Purple Coconut Magic

1 Fresh Young Coconut (water + inner flesh)
1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
1/4 to 1/2 Tsp Purple Corn Extract
1 pinch Sea Salt

Take the Purple Juice and blend with the other ingredients on high until smooth. Enjoy!

The Original Cacao Drink!

1/4 to 1/2 Tsp Purple Corn Extract
3-4 tablespoons Raw Cacao Nibs
1 tablespoon Coconut Oil (optional)
1 pinch Raw Vanilla Bean
1 tablespoon Raw Maca (optional)
1 pinch Organic Hot Aji Pepper
2 tablespoons Raw Mesquite Meal
1 pinch Sea Salt

Take the Purple Juice and blend on high with other ingredients until the shake is smooth and creamy. Make sure to share with a friend!