This tiny fruit is one of the richest sources of vitamin C available, with 50–100 times more than oranges or lemons. This bright orange-red berry contains antioxidants such as carotenoids and anthocyanins. Acerola has been shown to support immune function, digestion, skin appearance, and energy levels.

You’ve probably slathered aloe vera onto a sunburn, but did you know it’s also soothing to the gut? Aloe is rich in restorative bioactive compounds like amino acids, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, enzymes and antioxidants that support digestion, regularity, and healthy inflammatory levels in the gut and throughout the body.

Also known as the Indian gooseberry, this bitter berry has been a vital part of Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years used for its rich health benefits. Amla is high in antioxidants and phytochemicals like kaempferol, furosin, gallic acid, corilagin and quercetin that help fight free radicals and support immune function, digestion, and healthy aging.

Astragalus, a traditional medicinal herb that has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine, is a powerful and versatile plant used to promote health and longevity. In traditional Chinese medicine, astragalus is believed to strengthen the body's Qi, or life force, and promote healing. The herb contains the phytocompounds saponins, flavonoids, and polysaccharides that offer antioxidant and immune-supportive properties that give Astragalus its notable health benefits.

The banana is a dietary staple for many across the globe and everyone's favorite addition to smoothies, oatmeal, sandwiches, baked goods, lunchboxes, or as a quick, portable snack. Bananas were first cultivated in Southeast Asia where they were grown as an ornamental plant and for their medicinal properties. Bananas are considered to be the world's first fruit and their cultivation is thought to predate the cultivation of rice!

Originally, only green and red bananas were grown and had to be cooked to eat. The sweet yellow banana that we know today is a mutated version of the original varieties, and wasn’t discovered until the 1800s in Jamaica. Once realized that this banana could be eaten without cooking, this variety was cultivated and quickly became popular. Today, over 1,000 varieties of banana are available worldwide and an estimated 100+ million bananas are consumed annually.

While famous for high potassium levels, bananas are also good sources of fiber, resistant starch, vitamin C, magnesium, vitamin B6, manganese, and the essential amino acid tryptophan. Bananas support regular bowel function and the soluble fiber binds to and removes toxins in the gut. Resistant starch acts as a prebiotic that feeds beneficial gut bacteria to support overall gut health. Bananas also offer a potent source of readily available energy to help fuel the body through workouts and daily life.

This popular dark purple berry is an aggregate fruit composed of small drupelets that each contains a seed. This distinctive structure gives the berry its unique texture and appearance. Blackberries have a long history of use, dating back to ancient Greece and Roman times when they were used for their medicinal properties.

This nutrient-rich berry is high in vitamin C, vitamin K, manganese, and contain beneficial phytonutrients like anthocyanins, flavanols, ellagitannins, and phenolic acids, which contribute to their high antioxidant capacity. They are also an excellent source of fiber, which supports gut health and digestion.

Arguably the most widely consumed berry throughout the world, the blueberry is originally a native plant of North America. In fact, Native Americans used blueberries as food and medicine long before European settlers arrived. Now, the blueberry is grown on nearly every continent as either wild or farmed berries.

This superfood is one of the most nutrient dense foods you can eat. While both farmed and wild blueberries offer significant health benefits, there are notable distinctions to consider. Wild blueberries naturally thrive in their native settings, such as forests or barrens, unlike their farmed counterparts that are purposely cultivated for commercial yield. Also, wild blueberries are smaller in size. Their higher skin-to-pulp ratio gives them a more complex, deeper flavor, and a richer concentration of anthocyanin antioxidants. Otherwise, both types of blueberries stack up closely in nutrient composition.

At Farmana, we favor organic wild blueberries for their superior phytonutrient content, rich flavor, and the simple fact that they flourish unaided in their natural habitats, untouched by human intervention up until harvest.

HMB (β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate) is a metabolite of the essential amino acid leucine, which is an important building block for our muscles. Here’s how it helps you, especially if you’re active and trying to keep your muscles strong:

Boosts Muscle Growth: HMB helps increase the growth of new muscle. This makes your workouts more effective, leading to stronger muscles over time.

Prevents Muscle Loss: Not only does HMB help build new muscle, but it also protects your muscles from breaking down, especially when you're not able to be as active, like during rest days or if you’re recovering from an injury.

Supports Muscle Repair: After a workout, your muscles need to repair and recover. HMB can speed up this process, helping you feel less sore and getting you ready for your next workout faster.

Helpful for Everyone: Whether you’re an athlete or someone who’s just starting to exercise, or even if you're older and want to maintain muscle strength, HMB can be beneficial. It's particularly useful for keeping muscles strong as we age, even if you're not lifting weights.

Think of HMB as a helpful tool for your muscles—it helps them grow, protects them from damage, and speeds up recovery after workouts. It is an amazing compound that makes it easier to stay fit and strong.

Carnitine is an amino acid derivative and found in foods like red meat, chicken, fish, dairy, beans, and avocados. It plays a crucial role in energy production in our bodies and helps transport fats into mitochondria where they are converted into ATP, the main energy currency of the cell. This process is vital not only for providing energy but also for supporting fat metabolism and maintaining a healthy body composition.

During physical activity, carnitine helps preserve muscle mass by reducing the breakdown of amino acids for energy, instead directing them towards muscle building and repair. It enhances the body’s metabolic flexibility—the ability to switch between burning fats and sugars for energy—which is especially beneficial during exercise, fasting, or low-carb/ketogenic diets.

Carrots are one of the most popular and versatile vegetables in the world and come in a rainbow of colors, including orange, purple, red, yellow and white. Carrots are a descendant of wild carrots, aka the flower Queen Anne’s lace. The first carrots available were purple and yellow, and the modern orange carrot wasn’t cultivated until 1400-1500 BC.

Carrots contain an array of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fiber. While famous for their ability to improve vision, this is true mostly for orange carrots as they contain the orange carotenoid, beta carotene. This carotenoid converts to vitamin A in the body, which supports vision and immune health. The other colors have their own benefits: purple carrots are high in anthocyanins (anti-inflammatory), yellow carrots contain xanthophyll carotenoids (skin and eye health), and red carrots contain lycopene carotenoids (heart health).

Coconut water is known for its delicious, tropical flavor and is often referred to as “Nature’s Gatorade” because of its hydration properties. Coconut water is the clear liquid inside of young, green coconuts and is packed with a wide variety of nutrients, including electrolytes (potassium, magnesium and sodium), antioxidants (vitamin C and flavanoids), and cytokinins, a type of plant growth hormone that has immune, skin, and healthy aging benefits.

We source our coconut water from a socially responsible company who exclusively works with small family farms in India, the Philippines and Indonesia that are strategically chosen for their use of agroforestry & sustainable practices. These farms use intercropping, a regenerative agricultural practice in which the farms grow a variety of native crops, creating a symbiotic relationship where all plants thrive with a resulting increase in soil quality, nutrient density, and yield of all crops.

Collagen is a type of structural protein that makes up as much as 30% of our body’s total protein and is found primarily in the skin, hair, joints, bone, and teeth.

Within our bodies, collagen is going through a continuous process of breaking down and renewing. Supplementing with collagen helps support this turnover by supplying the raw materials needed to make new collagen. Since our ability to produce collagen starts to decline as soon as we turn 20, this can be especially helpful to maintain skin health and promote healthy aging throughout the body.

Creatine is a naturally-occurring organic acid is found primarily in red meat and seafood. It is found in muscle cells and helps generate energy during high-intensity, short-duration exercises such as sprinting or lifting weights. It helps replenish ATP levels in cells quickly, allowing for better performance during bursts of activity and faster recovery between sets.

Combining creatine with HMB helps enhance both muscle growth and recovery. Creatine's ability to quickly regenerate ATP and boost muscle mass, alongside HMB's capacity to decrease muscle breakdown and improve recovery makes this the perfect combination for all types of activity. Together, creatine and HMB support greater gains in muscle strength and lean body mass, more frequently training, and better performance during intense workouts. Additionally, this combination can help preserve muscle mass during periods of reduced activity or recovery from injuries.

D-ribose is a simple carbohydrate naturally produced in your body, crucial for generating energy. It's especially important in your cells' mitochondria (your energy powerhouses) where it helps make ATP—the main energy currency of cells. When you engage in intense exercise or any activity that drains energy quickly, your ATP levels drop. D-ribose helps replenish these energy stores more rapidly, aiding in quicker recovery and maintaining overall cellular function.

Supplementing with D-ribose can be especially beneficial for boosting energy levels and improving recovery times after physical activities.