Many claims have been made about the nutritional and phytochemical properties of Marula fruit juice, pulp and skin.

The Marula Fruit Products Association will help industry to present scientific evidence and verifiable data in support of the actual nutritional profile of Marula fruit ingredients.

Organisations with profiles of Marula fruit and its benefits include NANCi, ABioSA, SANBI, World Agroforestry Centre, and PROTA.

Further details are available in the presentation to the 2023 African Biotrade Festival about Marula and its potential as a new superfruit from Africa.

The images above are a sample of peer-reviewed research papers available about Marula, including many not available online.