| So what's this little purple berry's story? Where | | | | supplement to our daily diets. The purpose of |
| does it come from? What is the nutritional | | | | these pages is to provide you a one-stop "shop" |
| content and what are the potential benefits? | | | | for all the information you need to make an |
| What questions should you ask when purchasing? | | | | informed decision about how to best use acai to |
| And what is the best acai juice you can buy? | | | | supplement your diet. We look at: |
| The acai fruit is a small round blackish purple | | | | 1. Acai Juice Nutritional Information - What are the |
| berry, about 1 - 1.5 cm in diameter. It grows on | | | | nutritional constituents? Acai is a great source of |
| the Acai palm in clusters of 700 - 900 fruits, each | | | | anthocyanins, but what about other vitamin, |
| bunch yielding 3 to 6 kg of fruit. | | | | minerals, and phytochemicals? And what is its |
| The palm is primarily found in the Amazon rain | | | | ORAC score? |
| forests of western Brazil. The Brazian state of | | | | 2. Health Benefits of the Acai Berry - What are |
| Pará reportedly accounts for 95% of the | | | | the potential benefits of drinking this natural juice? |
| national production of acai estimated at 130 | | | | What is the possible effect on blood circulation, |
| thousand tons of the fruit. | | | | the nervous system, heart disease, etc.? Are |
| Acai is truly an integral part of the Brazilian culture. | | | | there potential negative effects of acai? |
| The acai berry not only provides an important | | | | 3. Acai Clinical Studies - What does the research |
| food source, but other parts of the palm are | | | | say about this potent little berry? Can it really |
| used as well. | | | | fight cancer? |
| For hundreds of years native Brazilians have used | | | | 4. Acai Product Options - What forms of acai are |
| the leaves to make baskets, hats, roof thatch, | | | | available? Are there some good acai recipes? |
| and mats. The trunk wood has been used in | | | | 5. Not all Acai Supplements are Created Equal - |
| construction. Even the seed, which accounts for | | | | Know the questions to ask when selecting which |
| most of the berry size, is ground for livestock | | | | product to use. Know the processing methods |
| feed or for an organic soil component. | | | | that are used. |
| But it is the fruit that is recognized for its | | | | 6. How Much to Pay for Acai Juice? - When it |
| functional properties as it is used in foods and | | | | comes to your wallet, if you are like me, you do |
| nutraceutical products. For centuries, people of the | | | | not mind paying a fair price for a quality product. |
| Amazon basin have consumed acai fruit either | | | | But what is a fair price? |
| pure or mixed with other foods as a supplement | | | | The nutritional quality of Acai berries is an exciting |
| to their daily diet. | | | | discovery and the growing options we have to |
| We have the opportunity to enjoy those same | | | | make Acai an important part of our diets. |
| benefits by adding acai juice or pulp as a | | | | |