Himalayan Institute Ayurvedic Chyawanprash Jam, 500 Grams

Excellent taste and quality. Highly nutritious and a good way to start your day. I strongly recommend this product. Here are some benefits of consuming Chyawanprash*Rejuvenates all tissues in the body*Increases overall strength and energy*Improves muscle mass*Builds ojas for healthy immune response and youthfulness*Strengthens the heart and respiratory systems*Tonifies the reproductive system*Kindles agni (digestive fire)*Gently encourages elimination*Suports optimal urinary health****** If you enjoyed my review please vote this review as helpful and feel free to ask me any additional questions and I'll answer them to the best of my abilities. Please click on my name to read my reviews on other healing supplements that you may want to consider.******

This is our 3rd jar, take it every morning on an empty stomach. Sweet (does have sugar and some fat) Seems to help with our energy early in the day, and very soothing on tummy. Love to see all the ingredients, and the recipe has been around for a long time.

I was introduced to chyavanprash while on a yoga retreat a few years ago. I eat a teaspoon a day as a supplement. There are many brands on the market, but this is my favorite. There is no added sugar, but somehow it’s the best tasting brand I’ve found. Many brands have sugar as the number one ingredient. This one is a little more pricey than most, but worth it if you’re looking for real deal ingredients to maximize benefits.

Food is medicine, medicine is food... this is the general principle of ayurveda ( the knowledge of life or longevity)So, if it's food, then taste or rasā is involved. That is why this product ( that I have been using for some years now) is worth using regularly.If you wish to increase overall health this product can contribute to your well being. If you are looking for an instant ~fix~ to illness, you will need to look else where.-------------------------------------------------------------Now a bit about this notion of taste for those interested. Taste is quite important in āyurveda. Our tasting ability is considered intelligent. That is, the mind-body may be looking for a specific nutrient and it is my taste that it finds it.Taste say the vaidya (āyurvedic doctor) resides more in us then in the foods we consume. That is why different people taste food differently and favor one food-type over another. Within āyurveda there are 6 tastes:madhura or sweetamla or sourlavaṇa or saltykaṭuka or pungenttikta ,or bitterkaṣāya or astringentHaving all 6 tastes ( daily) balances the system - that is the benefit statement for this product; it contains these 6 tastes.In the USA we are 'sold' sweet, sour and salty ( soda, chips and dip - frappuccino's and the like) - we miss all 6 tastes on a daily basis.... this product gives the 6.The name of this product ? It comes from the original person that formulated the rasayana ( as this is called)... Cyavāna (some spell chyavāna ) was the son of great sage, one of the 7 great sages (saptarṣi-s). Cyavāna is mentioned in the mahābhārata (ādi parvan section 5); In this section it tells how he got his name.So, as the story goes cyavāna-ji became aged and feeble over time. To his rescue come the aśvin-s as they are considered rājyā-vaidya’s (the royal or princely physicians) and masters no less of āyurveda. They in turn present him with the proper ‘food’ (prāśa) to restore his youth. With this we end up with a rasāyana called cyavāna-prāśa i.e. the food (prāśa) given to cyavāna You will see it spelled more often in today’s verbiage as chyawanprash ( some too may spell it chyavanaprasha).ps-some put this rasāyana on bread and the like... I found that it is best to take a spoonful and let it stay on the tongue before swallowing it. Let the tongue figure out some of the flavors, then down the hatch. The tongue in this school of thinking also has ~ intelligence~ and will make due with the tastes of this rasāyana.So far ( after some years of trying) this has been the best blend I have found to date. Why then not 5 stars? Well , 5 stars means I love it. That to me seems a bit odd for my value system so, I stick with what I think is accurate.... a solid 4 stars. More importantly I am a repeat buyer and recommend ( only this brand) to friends.

This stuff is a little on the runny side and sugary. I mean, it's not bad to use on toast or something. I ordered 3 different brands of Chyawanprash in order of preference:1. Lotus Blooming Herbs Authentic Chyawanprassh - the best. very good and very thick. lick it from the spoon like a lollipop2. Himalayan Institute - sugary and runny. Good to spread on toast.3. Tattva's Herbs Organics - runny like thin soup and nasty tasting like feet.

I've tried three different brands of chyawanprash, and so far, I prefer the Himalayan Institute version. First of all, this brand contains no preservatives, as does one other brand that I tried. And since the product ingredient label will not show on the amazon.com web site, you can be in for nasty little surprises when you receive your product.The second reason I like the Himalayan Institute brand better is that amla fruit is first on the ingredient list. On another brand I tried, amla is listed second after the raw sugarcane.Lastly, I prefer the taste of the Himalayan Institute chyawanprash to the others. It has just the right amount of a peppery taste to the sweetness, and it has small chunks that give you something to chew on.

It's a sweet chutney

Way too sweet! I can't stand the taste, it's especially irritating on an empty stomach like it's supposed to be taken. Must be made for American market.