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QUEEN GARNET PLUM

A red, juicy, sweet, delicious plum that also helps you stay younger and lose weight! Yes please!

Australia's Queen Garnet plums have extraordinarily high levels of anti-aging anthocyanins -- up to 10 times more than other plums. But beyond the antioxidant benefits of this beautiful red fruit, new research by the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) suggests that Queen Garnet plums can also aid in weight-loss.

The Queen Garnet variety of plum was created by plant breeders, employed by the Australian government, who were trying to make a disease-resistant version of the common Japanese plum. They then began to experiment, testing the plum’s other attributes.

The researchers found that when they added a few drops of Queen Garnet plum juice to the drinking water of obese rats, the rats shed most of their excess weight within 8 weeks.

While further testing is needed for humans before anyone can claim that Queen Garnet plums are diet food, the lush red flesh, encased in tender purple skin, is a decadent treat. Check it out in Rockpool Bar & Grill’s “Queen Garnet Plum Tart.” As a bonus, each Queen Garnet will also give you between 10-30mg of vitamin C.

The Queensland government sold the global license to sell Queen Garnet plums to Nutrafruit, an Australian farming cooperative.

Beyond Australia, Queen Garnet plum trees have now been planted in Europe, where the first commercial fruit will be available August 2017.

There are also plans to produce Queen Garnet in South Africa, North Africa, New Zealand, South America and North America. 

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