Longevity Warehouse Mesquite Powder, 1 Lb

Our raw organic Mesquite Powder is a delicious and nutritious powder with a sweet, nutty flavor. The powder is ground from the seed pods of the mesquite plant, also known as Algorroba (Prosopis juliflora), a leguminous plant found in arid areas around the world, including parts of South America and the southwestern U.S.

Mesquite seed pods have long been used in desert areas as a food source by the indigenous peoples, who traditionally ground them into a powder to be used as a flour or processed them into a sweetener, a sweet beverage, or a fermented alcoholic drink. Today, mesquite powder is a versatile food with a high nutritional and flavor value.

Because mesquite powder is ground from the entire pod, including the seed, it is high in protein (11-17%). It is also rich in lysine, calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, and dietary fiber.

Mesquite is highly effective in balancing blood sugar. For thousands of years, Native Americans in the Southwest and Mexico relied on mesquite as a food staple, and there was no diabetes in those communities during this time. It is believed that the removal of mesquite from their diets is one of the main causes of the skyrocketing diabetes and obesity rate that is now taking place in this community.

Because Mesquite's sugar is in the form of fructose, which does not require insulin for metabolism, mesquite helps maintain a constant blood sugar level for a sustained period of time. With a glycemic index of 25 and a high percentage (25%) of dietary fiber, it digests more slowly than many grains, preventing sharp rises and falls in blood sugar. Therefore, despite its sweetness, Mesquite supports the diet of diabetics, and helps maintain a healthy insulin system in non-diabetics.