Our Moon Milk is a harmonious composition of selected superfoods. For outstanding taste, optimum solubility and a balance of valuable plant power in a cup.
Lucuma
Lucuma is one of the most commonly grown fruits in Peru due to its pleasant flavour and mild sweetness. Once known as "the gold of the Incas," lucuma was a staple ingredient in the Incan diet. Lucuma is a starch-rich fruit made up of long-chain sugar molecules, known as complex carbohydrates. Metabolised more slowly than short-chain carbohydrates, these complex carbohydrates are advantageous for increasing blood sugar levels and fat burning. Our raw, organic lucuma powder is made from whole lucuma fruits grown in the Peruvian Andes at altitudes of 1500 - 3000m.
Yacon
Our yacon powder comes from organic cultivation in the Peruvian Andes, where they grow naturally at 1000 - 3200m above sea level. The starchy, naturally sweet root tubers have been a tradition there for centuries. The yacon roots grow at untouched altitudes far away from large cities and are surrounded by typical Andean flora and fauna. To produce the yacon root powder, the hand-picked roots are carefully cleaned and gently dried. They are then ground into a fine, beige to dark yellow powder. No heat treatment takes place during the entire production process, which preserves the raw food quality of the yacon root powder. Yacon is impressive with its natural sweetness, low glycaemic index and valuable ingredients.
Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha, also known as the sleeping berry (Withania somnifera), originates from the arid regions of India and has played a role in Ayurvedic teachings there for thousands of years. Ashwagandha is a plant from the nightshade family. The name Ashwagandha comes from Sanskrit and loosely translates to "smell of the horse," as the roots smell strongly of horse. The term "somnifera" comes from Latin and means "bringing sleep" ("somnus" = sleep, "ferre" = to bring), which is why it is also known as the sleeping berry. However, it is not the ashwagandha berry - which is poisonous in large quantities due to its alkaloid content and also tastes very bitter - that is used, but the roots and leaves. These parts of the plant contain the so-called withanolides, the most well-researched phytochemicals in ashwagandha to date. Our ashwagandha powder comes from hand-picked roots that are carefully washed, dried in a raw food process at 42°C and gently ground.
Reishi
Reishi is one of the most important mushrooms in traditional Chinese herbalism. Revered as the "mushroom of immortality" or "mushroom of eternal life," it is perhaps the most important basic mushroom. According to tradition and early records, reishi has been used for around 4,000 years. Our reishi medicinal mushroom powder comes from the most renowned Chinese region for medicinal mushrooms in Gutian County, Fujian (600-700m above sea level). There, cultivation is an age-old tradition and produces mushrooms of unprecedented quality. The special soils, the sophisticated substrates and the climatic conditions in the untouched nature of this region, which is protected by densely forested mountains, ensure a high concentration of valuable mushroom ingredients. Our mushrooms are organically grown, thrive naturally and are harvested by hand between July and October at the peak of their vital substance content. Thanks to the particularly gentle drying process at below 40°C, the mushrooms retain their full raw food quality. The valuable, sensitive mushroom ingredients are thus fully preserved.
Vanilla
Our Bourbon vanilla (Planifolia) comes from organic cultivation in Madagascar. After harvesting the pods, they are sorted strictly according to aroma and then carefully crushed. The result is a light, homogeneous powder with a particularly rich, intense vanilla aroma and the fruity, gentle fragrance that is typical of the pods.
Guar Gum
The particularly creamy texture of our Moon Milk is created by the organic guar gum, which is obtained from Indian guar seeds (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba). The taste of our premium Moon Milk is rounded off by the pleasantly grounding aromas of cardamom, aniseed, nutmeg and fine Iranian saffron. All of these have a unique aroma and balance the natural sweetness of yacon and lucuma. High quality and the outstanding aroma of the spices were particularly important to us when selecting them. They are free from additives and artificial flavourings.
