What is acai?
(back to top) Acai is a small, round, dark-purple berry with amazing nutritional properties. Its appearance is similar to that of a grape, but it has a smaller amount of pulp and a single large seed. Scientific experts have referred to the acai berry as the most nutritious and powerful food in the world.
The Acai fruit is from the Acai Palm. It is a highly prized trade and merchant item that has been used for centuries in South America. The Acai fruit, also called the Acai berry, is round, purple in color with a large seed. It can also be green depending on the variety of the Acai fruit. The Acai fruit is approximately 1 inch in diameter. The seed is approximately 7-10 mm of this size. This means that the seed itself actually makes up approximately 80% of the total fruit. The inside of the Acai fruit consists of only the seed and a millimeter or so of pulp. The fruit actually does not stand up well after harvest which is why it is usually only available in pulp or juice form. The fruit is abundant, since the Acai palm produces two crops per year with close to 1000 berries in each crop. The juice and pulp both can be eaten raw without any preparation and are often used in cooking. In fact, the fruit can make up as much as 42% of some regional diets. It can be mixed into anything includi
Do you love super foods? You know, those new powerhouse fruits and herbs that are all natural, offer immense health benefits, and just plain old taste great! As people in the United States and Europe try to improve their health, these super foods are making headlines. A new arrival on the health food scene is the acai, specifically the acai berry. In your super foods, you want them high in antioxidants, saturated with good minerals, and common enough to find your favorite ones, especially fruits, in various products. Well, don’t look twice, because you may be seeing more of the acai berry in the near future in your drinks, mixed with granola, and even in your smoothies! Want to know more about this amazing fruit? Harvested in South America for hundreds of years, the acai palm produces the small and wonderful acai berry. The berry itself seems unremarkable, similar to a grape in size and appearance, but tastes wonderful and comprises 42% of the diet in regions where it is grown. The aca
