Kona (Hawaiian for the “leeward” or protected side of the island) coffee is among the most prized and expensive coffees in the world. That’s because the Kona Districts are virtually ideal for coffee cultivation, with porous, mineral-rich, volcanic soils and a mild climate characterized by light winds and sunny mornings with clouds or rain in the afternoon. These perfect growing conditions set Kona coffee apart from all others in richness and flavor, and they set the Kona coffee berry apart from all others in free-radical fighting potential. Compared with blueberries, cranberries and acai berries in terms of total oxygen radical absorbent capacity (ORAC), this tropical superstar outshines them all, with six times the power of acai.

The story of the coffee berry is certainly a peculiar one. Coffee is among the world’s most popular beverages, consumed by hundreds of millions around the globe every day. So the coffee bean is world-renowned; however, the coffee berry, from which we get the bean, is largely unknown outside of coffee-growing regions. The reason for this is that the ripe coffee berry, like many other ripe berries, has a very short shelf-life, as the natural polysaccharides of the fruit break down quickly in the tropical climate in which it’s grown. Thus the fruit was typically discarded after the bean had been extracted, and its nutritive benefits were denied to all but a few fortunate local individuals. But now recent technological advances have made it possible to preserve ripe coffee berries while retaining their valuable antioxidant phytonutrients, making them available to the general public for the first time. Our Full Spectrum Kona Coffee Berry packs 200 mg of dried Kona coffee berry fruit into convenient veggie capsules so you can enjoy the healthful benefits of this tropical treasure every day.