Acai Berry Information

This article intends to discuss the nature of Acai, its benefits and origin, and the reason behind its popularity. If you are already familiar with Acai and its health benefits, you may move on to the next articles on ORACS, Omegas and Anthocyanins.

What is Acai the Berry?

Acai (enunciated ah-sigh-EE) berry can only grow on Acai Palm trees found in the rainforest of Amazon in Brazil. It is a dark purple berry that is smaller in size compared to that of a grape. Acai is 90% seed covered in a meager amount of pulp. However, it is important to note that its seed can’t be eaten.

Why is Acai Berry so special?

The Acai berry may be small in size but the nutritional components it possesses can surpass any other health food in the world. Before we go further into a discussion of its health benefits, here are some amazing facts about this sensational fruit we discovered in our acai berry research.

• Dr. Perricone, author of the famous book, “The Perricone Promise” considered Acai as the world’s #1 Super Food.
• Oprah Winfrey in her show also picks Acai as the leading Super Food in the world. She further explained that, “This little berry is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods in the world.”
• According to New York Times in 2004, Acai is packed with antioxidants and amino acids, making it one of the most nutritional fruit in the Amazon.
• Acai berry has 4 times the antioxidant strength of blueberries and ten times that of grapes.

We won’t profess that Acai berry can cure every disease or affliction known to man unlike what other sites do, but we are certain that it delivers fantastic results on people’s health. It may just be one of the foods you can eat to have more vigor and vitality. You will see more specific information about why Acai is the number 1 Super food in our article entitled, “Nutritional Make Up of Acai”.

How does Acai berry taste?

Acai taste great. It has a subtle chocolaty flavor after taste. In fact, it tastes so good that it’s hard to believe it is the world’s most nutritious food.

Where can I buy Acai berry?

Unfortunately, buying fresh Acai from your local store is not possible. Since it is perishable and spoils easily within 24 hours, getting it fresh would entail you to go to the Amazon forest yourself.

If that is so, how can I obtain the Acai berry?

Acai is frozen and delivered to the US. It also comes in shakes and smoothies, but these can be very expensive. It is also sold in powder which can be out into capsules. Doing this maintains Acai’s nutritional components although just in concentrated form.

Does that mean I can buy just about any Acai supplement?

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the products sold on the market differ from each other in terms of Acai concentration. It is important to note that there are some products that are wrongly processed hence leaving out a lot of the nutritional benefits of fresh Acai. We sent some Acai products to the lab to ascertain their effectiveness. The results of the tests will be discussed in a later article.

Summary:

This is our review of Acai berry, the world’s # 1 Super. Getting fresh Acai may not be possible but frozen Acai pulp is made available through processing the fruit. However, these products can be very expensive. There are a lot of these supplements out in the market, but most of these are processed in such a manner by which the pure health essence of Acai can’t be maintained.

Does this Acai berry research make perfect sense now? If it doesn’t, don’t fret. As you go along, facts about Acai will be clearer to you.