Wildcrafted Ramon Nut Powder

A lush, full-bodied caffeine-free coffee substitute from roasted ramon nuts.
A rediscovered nutritious beverage that's thousands of years old. $15/lb.

Wildcrafted Roasted Ramon Nut Powder Coffee Substitute

Here is one natural coffee substitute with a delicious nutty flavor. Ramon is a traditional food with a full spectrum of amino acids. It is also naturally low in fat. Our wild-crafted ramon nuts are hand harvested, roasted dry, and ground to produce a delicious and nutritious caffeine-free drink. You'll love its slight hint of mocha aroma and flavor.

Ramon nut (Brosimum alicastrum) and its edible relatives comprise up to 20% of the natural forests of the tropical and subtropical Americas. This nut, when roasted and ground, has a flavor often described as a blend of chocolate and coffee, without the caffeine of course. The Mayan civilizations consumed Ramon-based beverages for many generations and now you can do the same.

Simply add one tablespoon of our wildcrafted ramon grounds per cup of boiling water and strain for a delightful coffee substitute -- perfect for your loved ones who are trying to quit the caffeine habit. Not only will they stop craving coffee, they'll also gain nutrition and great taste during the transition. Unique herbs and flavors can be added to make the taste even more exotic.

All in all, an excellent traditional food happily rediscovered.

Sold by the pound, at $15 per pound.

The roasted ramon beverage can be dressed as you would a coffee drink.

Note: For a heartier full-bodied flavor, many coffee drinkers find that a 50% Ramon Powder - 50% Roasted Maca Powder blend goes the trick: this blend smells and tastes most like coffee, with even the same pick-me-up that caffeine brings, all without the caffeine, of course. At the buy module below, you'll have the option of adding Certified Organic Roasted Maca Granules to your Wildcrafted Ramon Powder order at a discount. Click here to read more about Maca and Roasted Maca.

Radical Ramon Milk Recipe - Serves 2

2 Cups Fresh Coconut Water
2-4 oz of Organic Hemp Seeds or Organic Almonds
3 Tbls. Roasted Ramon Meal
2 Tbls. Wildcrafted Mesquite Meal
1 Tsp. Non-GMO Lethicin
¼ Tsp. Raw Vanilla Seeds (optional)
1 Pinch Natural Sea Salt

If using almonds, soak for 4-8 hours to activate enzymes and hydrate them. Blend the almonds or hemp seeds with the coconut water and the Ramon Meal for 60 seconds on high. Next take a nut milk bag or cheese cloth and strain out the fiber by pouring the milk through it. This will look like a creamy milk latte. Add the milk back into the blender with the mesquite meal, lethicin, vanilla and salt and blend once more. Pour into two glasses and enjoy!

More Information on Ramon (Mayan Breadnut)

Brosimum alicastrum and its edible relatives (Brosimum utile, Brosimum galactodendron, Brosimum costaricanum, Brosimum terrabanum and Trophis racemosa) comprise up to 20% of the natural forests of the tropical and subtropical Americas, and are a dependable source of high protein food. It is speculated that Amerindians took the valuable seeds of this well studied Maya staple crop and distributed them throughout their trading range so that they would always have a supply of nutrition. Today edible Brosimums range from Mexico to Brazil and all the way up through the Caribbean, from Jamaica to Cuba. Unfortunately, today this once abundant "food of the gods" is threatened with extinction throughout much of its former range because of land conversion to cattle pasture grasses and grass and legume based annual monocultures.

Ramon has been listed as one of the most underutilized tropical crops in the world today by the National Academy of Sciences. Edible Brosimums have many components that are consumable with strong potential for use in the U.S. The seeds are edible in a variety of ways:

Raw; boiled; boiled and ground into a fresh bright green dough (taste similar to mashed potatoes) and made into tortillas, tamales, or patties; the fresh dough can be diluted, sweetened, and added to milk for a nutty protein rich drink; boiled and fried (a flavor like french fries); dried and ground into flour which can be made into tortillas, breads, cookies, and other products made with flours; dried, ground, and roasted and used as a caffeine-free coffee alternative.

A single adult tree can produce over 150 pounds of highly nutritious seeds per year. The seeds are high in protein (12%), vitamin C, calcium, and iron. The amino acid content of the seeds is more complete than many other important foods, including egg, milk, sorghum, corn, and wheat.

The fruit can be eaten fresh or made into jams and jellies. The sap can be consumed as a creamer-like beverage. Even the leaves can be eaten raw straight off the tree, fried, steamed, powdered or infused as a nutritious caffeine free tea. The sap and leaves are galactogenic -- they increase breast milk supply. Farmers feeding ramon leaves and branches to their cows and goats note an increase in milk production of 1 to 2 liters per day (hence the name "ramon" which means "the forage tree" in Spanish). Pharmaceutical companies are now finding that Brosimum sap helps cure stomach and digestive ailments, something the Mayan people have known for centuries. The tree also produces a semi-hardwood prized for furniture construction.

Valuing Brosimum products in the U.S. market will create a strong market-driven force for stopping the cutting of Brosimum trees. Brosimum trees and the forests they inhabit are rapidly being felled for one-time extraction of wood (largely for plywood) and conversion to cattle pasture and monoculture crops, leading to soil loss, continual decrease in land productivity, and social poverty. ELF works with local landowners, NGOs, and governments to develop sustainable harvesting plans so that sufficient seeds remain to support local wildlife and ensure that Market Driven Conservation standards are applied to Mayan breadnut sources.