Baobab Fruit – Ubuyu

September 6, 2010

Baobab Fruit - Ubuyu

Some people call baobab a super food, this is because of its high level of nutrients like vitamin C and calcium. Now it is catching up in western countries. In 2009 the US Department of Agriculture has approved Baobab fruit to be imported to USA, in 2008 UK did the same thing. I am not sure if we will see this fruit in our grocery stores very soon, but that is good news for Baobab juice lovers.

These are the nutrition facts:

This fruit has more than 6 times vitamin C than in oranges
Two times more calcium than in cow milk
High in potassium
High in phosphorus
Contains niacin
Contains riboflavin
High in anti-oxidants than in berries and pomegranate
This is a very good fruit for pregnant and breast feeding women.

Visit here to get recipe for baobab juice

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Tags: Baobab, Healthy food, Information, Informative, Mabuyu, Snacks and Appetizer, Ubuyu

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9 Responses to Baobab Fruit – Ubuyu

mrs. t mlangwa on January 24, 2012 at 5:36 am

jamani naombeni mnielekeze jinsi ya kuutengeneza huu ubuyu, mchanganyiko wake ni nini na nini na hatua za kuutengeneza

- Miriam Rose Kinunda on January 24, 2012 at 11:01 am
  
  Nina subiri mtu aniletee kutoka Tanzania, halafu ntatengeneza video.
  
  Asante kwa swali.
  Mingi Love
  
ozlem on December 5, 2011 at 8:26 am

i love ubuyus but can somebody tell me the amout of calouries it has? is it a lot??

jamal abuhusseni on October 9, 2011 at 5:06 pm

i love baobab

Mzee on February 16, 2011 at 3:11 pm

Does anyone know how to make ubuyu, with the color coating, sugar, and water…? I just got it from Tanzania raw, but I dont know how to make it

- naushad merali on April 1, 2011 at 3:28 am
  
  Ubuyu does not have to be made. It can just be sucked till you reach the seed which can then be disposed off.
  It has sweet soury taste very similar to Tamarind
  
  - Miriam Rose on April 1, 2011 at 7:54 am
    
    Naushad,
    Many Tanzanian prefer sugar coated ubuyu. I am one of them.
    
    Just add lots of sugar in little water(mixed with food coloring) until it melts, boil for a while then put the ubuyu in the syrup. Take it out and leave it to cool. don’t leave the ubuyu to dry completely. Put in a plastic bag before it is completely dry.
    
    Mingi Love
    
    - yusuf on October 20, 2011 at 1:55 am
      
      i m from india. these seeds are not avilbale here.
      can i buy them online??
      can someone please assist me with it? i have been searching for them everywhere.
      ysyamani@gmail.com
      thats my mail address…..
      please help out.
      thank you.
      
oleafrica on November 29, 2010 at 4:06 pm

Wow…i have been sucking the sugar coated mabuyu since my childhood to date but I had no idea of the benefits it has. This type of snack is very common in Mombasa. Also, I didn’t know you could make baobab juice. I will definitely try the recipe when I go back home.

Thanks for the share.