Thursday, 20 August 2015

Brandhub, looking after our looks

Great morning with sweet Karla at Brandhub this morning.

Is always exciting being with her as she is always full of great ideas.


Brandhub has developed our brand "KUMARA FUSION",  and they are committed to maintain it.


They look after our looks.

And we have loved their new looks in their new Parnell office.


Big thank you for being so great, and for helping us all this way to get our product from markets to Supermarkets.





Monday, 17 August 2015

Kumara, Our Super Hero

It could not be other way.
Do we have to tell you #Kumaralovers that KUMARA is our SUPERHERO???


CSPI(Center for Science in the Public Interest) ranked Kumara,  sweet potato ,number one in nutrition of all vegetables.

The reasons the sweet potato took first place? 

  • Dietary fiber,
  •  naturally occurring sugars, 
  • complex carbohydrates, 
  • protein, 
  • vitamins A and C, 
  • iron and calcium. 

Kumaras are high in the following: beta-carotene, vitamin A, vitamin B6 and vitamin C; fiber, thiamine, niacin, potassium and copper. They are also a good source of protein, calcium, vitamin E.

The numbers for the nutritional Kumara speak for themselves: almost twice the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A, 42 percent of the recommendation for vitamin C, four times the RDA for beta carotene and when eaten with the skin sweet potatoes have more fiber than oatmeal. 


All these benefits with only about 130 to 160 calories!


Among root vegetables, sweet potatoes offer the lowest glycemic index rating. That’s because kumara digests slowly, causing a gradual rise in blood sugar so you feel satisfied longer.

It’s time to move Kumara to the "good" carb list. She is a SUPER HERO full of benefits for our bodies.



Monday, 10 August 2015

Kumara weaning food to improve infant nutrition

Francis Kweku a Massey University PhD student has developed a complementary food for infants in developing nations that could help minimise vitamin A deficiency. 


After working for the World Health Organization, Dr Amagloh found infants in his home nation Ghana were mostly given cereal-based complementary food, prepared from white maize, that is devoid of vitamin A precursors. This spurred his interest in researching strategies to improve infant nutrition for his PhD. 

Using New Zealand kumara (sweet potato), Dr Amagloh developed a food product at Massey’s Food Pilot Plant that could be easily stored and rehydrated with water. It has low phytate and is high in vitamin A precursors and could serve as a good dietary source of vitamin A. The powder could also be manufactured easily in developing nations with locally grown sweet potatoes.

Can rad more about this interesting project here .

Thursday, 6 August 2015

Getting close to the launch of KUMARA FUSION™!!!!Exciting

Have to thank to Gulf Harbour School for being so great allowing us filming in their amazing staff-room. So BIG CLAP for them.

It was an exiting morning!!!!!!! We had little stars, that came out as big stars in our video. They had so much fun, and they all loved KUMARA FUSION™. Yes #kumaralovers on the way.



One of the girls is vegetarian, and she just loved the 3 varieties: Original, Honey an Chocolate. Well, they all did.

We became actors and actresses for one day.
But the main STAR was KUMARA FUSION™: the new food sensation made out of a kiwi icon: kumara.
Can't wait to see it in the supermarkets.!!!!!!!!!!
We should start the countdown!!!!!!!

Have a good day #kumaralovers

Thanks Amber!!!!!

Monday, 3 August 2015

Yes, Today is Magical Monday

Why does everybody hate Mondays?

Make the best of it today, and turn it into a MAGICAL day.
Love and smile!!!!!
For you #KumaraLovers