Awla (Indian Goose Berry), a medium to large sized deciduous tree with small leaves, is
scientifically known as Emblica Officinalis is one of the precious gifts of nature to mankind.
It is probably the richest known source of Vitamin C. The fruit pulp contains as much as 600 mg.
of vitamin per 100 gm., nearly twenty times as much as in orange juice. The fruit is nearly
spherical or globular, slightly broader than long, and with small, shallow, conical depressions
at either end of its longitudinal axis, especially at the place of attachment of the stalk.
Normally the fruit is 18 to 25 mm wide at the middle and 15 to 20 mm along the longitudinal
axis.Awla is indigenous to India. It has been used as a valuable ingredient of various medicines
in India and the Middle East from time immemorial.
The tree is cultivated very widely in India; in fact it is being done at very large scale
in some states of the country.
We use the best quality Awla to prepare the dry.
Principle constituents :
Awla is highly nutritious and is an important dietary source of Vitamin C, minerals and
amino acids. The edible fruit tissue contains protein concentration 3-fold and ascorbic acid
concentration 160-fold compared to that of the apple. The fruit also contains considerably
higher concentration of most minerals and amino acids
Nutritive value :
NUTRITIVE VALUE (per 100 gms of AWLA)
S.No. SPECIFICATIONS QUANTITY
1. Protein 500 mg
2. Energy 58 kilo calories
3 Vitamin - A 151 Int. units
4. Carotene 9 micro grams
5. Vitamin - C 600 mg
6. Calcium 50 mg
7. Iron 1.2 mg
8. Phosphorus 20 mg
9. Fibre 3.4 gms
Clinical Research:
It is a rich source of vitamin ‘C’ which gets assimilated in the human system
easily and quickly and is as such utilized for treating scrubby, pulmonary tuberculosis.
The fruit contains up to 720 mg/100g of fresh pulp and 921 mg/100cc of pressed juice.
This is approximately 20 times the vitamin C content of an orange. Awalaki fruit has,
in fact, been used successfully to treat human scurvy. It is also effective in the
treatment of awlapitta (peptic ulcer), as well as in non-ulcer dyspepsia.
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