Baobab Fruit Powder & Eden Project Family Ticket Giveaway!

When I was a child, as a treat during grocery trips, my mum used to let me choose a new fruit to try. I was always drawn to the exotic fruit section and it was here that I discovered my love of pomegranate, pineapple and coconut. The one disappointment was the Sharon fruit. Imagine my excitement as a kid to find a fruit named after me! Sadly it turned out to be the blandest fruit I’d ever tasted. It certainly didn’t live up to its name 😉

To this day, I still love seeking out new exotic fruits to try, so when I was invited to sample baobab fruit powder, I was more than delighted to accept. Originating in sub-Saharan Africa, the melon-like fruits grow on the legendary ‘upside down tree’, which is pollinated by bats! It’s widely consumed all over southern Africa as a refreshing juice or health snack. The Kung San bushman of the Kalahari eat it for medicinal purposes, to ward off winter colds, combat fevers, stomach upsets and as a general pick-me-up.

Avenue of Baobab Trees Madagascar

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Baobab fruit powder is a 100% natural whole food often referred to as ‘Nature’s Multivitamin’ due to its high levels of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. It contains more than 12 minerals and vitamins, but is particularly rich in vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium. It is reported to contain more calcium than milk, more iron than steak, six times more potassium than a banana and to have more than 100 times the antioxidant activity of oranges!

Baobab Fruit

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The powdery fruit pulp is obtained through a simple process that involves collecting the fruit by hand, cracking open the hard shells, then milling. Flavourwise, it has hints of pineapple and melon.  I love adding it to smoothies (especially our Oaty Pineapple Breakfast Smoothie) for an extra boost of nutritional power. It can also be sprinkled into breakfast cereals, added to yoghurt, used to make jams, sauces and ice creams, and even used in baking. I often add it to my home-made energy bars to give them an extra nutritional boost.

Baobab Fruit

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The Eden Project in Cornwall recently launched their own range of baobab fruit powder, which is sustainably harvested and bought from rural harvester groups in Malawi. Money from every sale of baobab goes to PhytoTrade Africa, who help support rural harvesters and producers across southern Africa. 

Baobab Fruit Phyto Trade Africa

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The Eden Project sells a variety of baobab fruit products, including fruit powder sachets, pouches and jars, as well as gift bags, chocolate and even hand cream! They are available to purchase online however, if you fancy buying them in person, I have one AMAZING giveaway lined up for you!

Baobab Fruit Powder Pouch

GIVEAWAY TIME!

The Eden Project is kindly offering my readers the chance to win a FREE DAY TICKET to the Eden Project in Cornwall (England) for up to two adults and two children (worth £68!)

Described as the “eighth wonder of the world”, the Eden Project is a global garden which lets people discover plants that have changed the world and plants that could change the future. People can explore the sights, smells and sheer scale of the Rainforest Biome, take a journey through the fragrant Mediterranean Biome and zig-zag their way through the 30 acres of outdoor gardens. There are also world-class art installations, unique sculptures and exciting events to be found across the site.

Panoramic view of the geodesic dome structures of Eden Project

To be in with a chance of winning, simply leave me a comment answering the question featured in the Rafflecopter below. Do make sure you tick the box in the Rafflecopter to register that you have done so!

This giveaway is worldwide, open to all residents aged 18 and over. The closing date is Friday 25th April 2014 at midnight GMT. The winner will be selected at random using Rafflecopter and notified by email. The winner can choose to visit the Eden Project on the day of their choice (there is no expiry date on the ticket!)

If you’re new to Rafflecopter, it’s pretty easy! Simply click on ‘Use Your Email’ and enter a name and your email address (rest assured it won’t be published anywhere). You can also log in using your Facebook account, if you wish. A quick demo of how to use Rafflecopter can be accessed here.

There are a number of additional ways you can enter in order to increase your chances of winning. You will find these listed in the Rafflecopter. All entries will be verified prior to the winner being selected.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

NB. If you experience any technical problems when trying to enter the Rafflecopter, leave me a comment below and I’ll submit your entry for you.

Good luck everyone! xx

 

15 thoughts on “Baobab Fruit Powder & Eden Project Family Ticket Giveaway!

  1. Sampled the baobab drink they had in the biomes last time we were at Eden project, was delicious, although disappointed with their vegan food options.

    1. I’ve never actually been myself, but I really want to! It’s been on my wishlist of places to visit ever since it opened. Hopefully I’ll make it there one day! x

  2. I love dragon fruit: the contrast between the magenta pink skins and the black and white insides just blows me away every time. (They are great halved and frozen- you can then scoop them out like a kind of sorbet in a funky pink natural bowl!) Strangest fruit I ever had was probably chikku from India. Looks like a kiwi fruit outside, tastes like dates. I would love to visit the Eden project- not been yet.

  3. I can’t believe you don’t like Sharon fruit! I love them! I don’t think I’ve had anything too wacky before but my favourite exotic fruit is definitely mango.
    Thanks so much for the chance to win the tickets Sharon. I’ve been wanting to go to the Eden project forever!

  4. Those trees are AMAZING, and they’re pollinated by bats!? I didn’t even know that was possible….

    I have recently heard about Sharon fruit, though I have no idea what it is!! I’m sorry it tasted so bland 😉 The flavour of baobab, however, sounds right up my alley!

    What an amazing giveaway!! This place looks awesome! I have no plans to go to England (unfortunately!!) in the near future, so I shall leave my entries for someone a bit closer. My favourite exotic fruit though, I think, is dragonfruit. I can’t get over how something natural can look that cool. Mangosteen is probably my favourite exotic fruit flavour-wise, though.

  5. I’ve heard of baobab but never tried it! My favourite exotic fruit is pomegranate (if that’s included). I can’t remember the name of the fruit but I tried a very colourful, weird exotic fruit at a Malaysian festival in London and was so disappointed that it turned out to be pretty tasteless!

    I’d LOVE to win this prize, the last time I went to the Eden Project was years ago and we had a fantastic time!

  6. I love your childhood fruit stories 🙂 I also love the sound of the Eden Project!

    My favourite exotic fruit has to be paw paw, which isn’t terribly exotic but I do love it. The weirdest I’ve tried is custard apple, which I didn’t like at all!

  7. guava is my favourite, tried a dragonfruit drink once and didn’t think it had much flavour to it

  8. I think my favourite exotic fruit is a mango. Does that count?
    I think the weirdest fruit I have tried is a Rambutan. I like lychees so really loved them, and how unusual they looked! I also tried a sharon fruit grown on my friends fathers tree in Malaysia, she bought it back to the UK and it was delisious. mmm

  9. I love star fruit, they are so pretty, sweet and juicy! I have tried a piece of Durian whilst on holiday – really, it was horrid!

  10. Rambhutan. Or perhaps rambutan. Not really sure how you spell it. But it looks cool. And that’s the most important thing. Obviously.

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