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Great stuff!
Same thing applies to garlic powder and onion powder - it's a great, cheap option that can be way more accessible than fresh onions and garlic, plus it works in most dishes like usual.
I tend to use granules because they don't clump but if you find a dish lacks depth then adding garlic powder, onion powder, sweet paprika (literally just dried powdered red bell pepper), and/or powdered mushroom elevates pretty much any dish and it adds a ton of nutrition. Nutritional yeast flakes do the same.
Never heard of aronia powder before, gonna research it. Thanks for introducing it to me.
Amla is really great. The only fruit that outperforms it in terms of antioxidant level is acerola to my knowledge, but acerola isn't suited to commercial production although you might find it beind sold by street vendors if you're in the right place. (It's a wonderful tree to grow if you live in a tropical or temperate region too.) Amla is very popular in South Asia and they seem to have the commercial production of it locked down, which is why we can get it in powdered form. Not that it matters - when it comes down to it, 99% good vs 100% really doesn't make any practical difference.
If you like learning about health and nutrition, I recommend the book How Not to Die by Michael Greger. I think you're gonna like it! This author also has a book on healthy weight loss and another one on aging (I'm reading it right now). He also has cookbooks for all 3 of these books, you can find all of it on Anna's Archive