Kakadu Plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana): Australian Aboriginal Bush Plum, 5,000 mg/100g Vitamin C, and Ellagic Acid Matrix

The Ancient "Gubinge" of the Australian Kimberley

Harvested for tens of thousands of years by Australian Aboriginal communities across the tropical woodlands of the Northern Territory and Western Australia, the yellow-green Kakadu Plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana), known traditionally as Gubinge or Murunga, is celebrated as an unrivaled bush food and traditional remedy for physical exhaustion.

1. The World\'s Highest Documented Botanical Vitamin C

Clinical nutritional analyses confirm that Kakadu Plum contains the highest recorded level of natural Vitamin C of any fruit in the world:

• Up to 3,000 to 5,300 mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams of fruit (more than 100 times that of fresh oranges).


• High Free Ellagic Acid: Binds with ascorbic acid in a natural protective chelate, shielding collagen fibers from ultraviolet enzymatic degradation ($MMP$ inhibition) and supporting dermal firmness.

2. References & Clinical Citations

• Konczak, I., et al. (2010). Phytochemical compounds and antioxidant capacity of Terminalia ferdinandiana fruit—a traditional Australian Aboriginal food. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 61(7), 681-696. [PubMed: 20560775]
• Tan, A. C., et al. (2011). Native Australian fruit extracts inhibit human pancreatic lipase and alpha-glucosidase. Food Chemistry, 126(3), 1185-1191.

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