Acai Berry Facts
Posted on 12. Aug, 2010 by admin in MonaVie EMV
The acai berry is a small purplish colored fruit, extensively found in Brazil and Peru, particularly in the Amazon rainforest. Acai berry has been an integral part of the diet of people living in the Amazon area for years. It is often compared to grape due to similarity in both appearance and size but its pulp content is slightly less as compared to a grape. In fact, only 10% of the fruit can be considered as the edible pulp or berry, the other 90% of it are mostly seed and pit.
These berries are found atop Acai palm trees, often referred to as the ‘Tree of life ‘, that grow in the dense Amazon rainforests of South and Central America. Harvesting them can be a very tough job due to their fragility. Since they are found only at the top of the trees, harvesters have to carefully climb and pick them before the pulp can be extracted from them for further processing. They are extremely rich in fatty content hence when once picked, their potential benefits last for just about a day. The berry gets rancid and loses its nutritional contents after that. Owing to this, the acai pulp is freeze dried and frozen before it can be shipped to other locations for further use.
Acai berry offers a vast range of benefits. Effective weight loss, strengthening the immune system, boosting energy levels, improving blood circulation, flushing out toxins from the body’s system and the list goes on. Acai Berry has the highest ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) amongst the fruits of its category which makes it the most effective in fighting the damages caused by free radicals in daily life. Its antioxidant content is said to be unsurpassable, more than any other fruit in the world.
A 100 gm extract of acai pulp contains 52.2 gm of Carbohydrates, 8.1 gm of Proteins and 32.5 gm of fat. Of the Carbohydrate part, 44.2 gm is Fiber, which is known to be excellent for the digestive system and helps in keeping the blood sugar levels low. It has also been scientifically discovered and proved that Acai berry contains up to 19 different types of amino acids, which help in body metabolism and protein building and a high level of Omega 3,6, and 9 fats all of which acts as appetite suppressants.
Acai berry is even under study for its potential ability to fight cancer cells and is also known to slow down premature ageing, rejuvenate skin, increase libido and many more amongst other benefits. Without a thought, the benefits offered by this ‘Superfruit’ from the Amazon are unrivaled.
References:
http://www.best-home-remedies.com/review/acai-berry/index.html
http://hubpages.com/hub/Acai-Juice—The-Straight-Facts
http://www.ayurvedic-medicines.com/acai-berry/acai-berry.html
