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Acai, the Power Berry from Brazil

Posted by jitu on May 1, 2010 in Fitness with 908 Comments


Acai, Latin olerace Euterpe is a small, dark red to black berry that grows at an altitude of about 25 m at the tufts of the acai palm. At about 80% of the fruit consists of a single seed. acai Acai, the Power Berry from Brazil

The Acaipalmen can meet their tufts of up to 6 kg of fruit, is found mainly in the lower Amazon state of Pará. From July to December, the berries are harvested and then to a juice, fruit puree or a popular “Vinho de Assai,” a tasting of cocoa wine, processed. In the gyms and bars in Brazil Acai is thought to no longer way as a power drink. Even with the berry diets may due to the high nutrient content is no longer missing. The seeds of the fruit are used widely, as seed, animal feed, and even in local jewelry they are used.

The Acaimarkt has become a major source of income in Brazil and, with increasing tendency, particularly small farmers a secure employment. Another environmental benefit is the reduction of Tropenwaltzerstörung. An increasing demand is boosting the planting of new palm trees, while other products such as palm heart, “Mark” in the interior of the tribes, the palm trees destroyed. By purchasing Acaifrüchte you can afford, therefore, in addition to a health benefit is also a small contribution to the preservation of the rainforest.

Acai has been due to its exceptional composition and in Europe triggered a boom as a “top food”. The success is based on the high rate of nutrients and antioxidants.

The Acaifrüchte contain a high proportion of the ordinary, antioxidant anthocyanins include (to the group of polyphenols called Phenolics or short), also present in red wine. Through physical and mental exertion, poor diet, alcohol abuse and smoking free radicals that interfere with our immune system and accelerate the aging process. Antioxidants help to neutralize these free radicals. Our Acai fruit powder is distinguished from the high content (10%) of Phenolics, which requires both high quality and a selection of berries and perfect production.

When using Acai is a staple food from a nutritional point of view the ideal fatty acid composition (similar to olive oil) and the relatively high content of vitamin A, silicon (silica) and iron stress. Silica is the natural form of the trace element silicon, which has an important role in the structural quality of connective tissue protein. Dr. Nicholas Perricone Acai is one one of the most nutritious natural products.

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