All about Acai Berry Pulp
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by admin in MonaVie EMV
The No1.superfood was discovered not too long ago by the modern world in the early nineties, but has been known to the Amazonian tribes for centuries. These purple colored berries are often mistaken for grapes, which they resemble quite closely in shape and size. Blueberries are a close cousin of acai berries when it comes to size.
Surprisingly only about ten percent of an Acai berry fruit consists of pulp, the rest being non edible nut and must be separated carefully to yield a thick dense pulp. The berries are picked everyday from palm like trees in the forests and dried quickly within twenty four hours.
It tastes more like a blueberry with just a hint of chocolate and its nutritional and healing properties are legendary. Celebrities like Oprah Winfrey swear by it and it has featured in numerous television shows extolling its health benefits. About eight species of the Acai berries are grown on slender and tall palm leaves in South America from Belize, Peru to Brazil mostly raised in swamps and floodplains of the Amazon basin.
The mesocarp contained within the deep purple exocarp yields the thick juicy pulp which may sometimes exceed more than 1mm thickness. This pulp of the berry is what the world seems to be after. Fresh pulp is hard to transport, so frozen berry pulp is hauled all the way to United States and Europe. The market for this amazing fruit is growing rapidly and its demand sometimes outstrips supply.
The jungle tribes of the Amazon used the berry pulp as a major food source for their energy needs and also as a libido booster. Acai Berries contain linoleic acid and oleic acid that are essential fatty acids. These are proven agents to lower low density lipoprotein LDL and raise high density lipoprotein HDL for a healthy heart.
Anthocyanins in the fruit are a particular class of antioxidants which are very powerful in combating premature ageing. Brazil is proud to have these amazing Acai berries considered to have the best nutritional value in the entire fruit world. Of all the fruits considered it has the highest antioxidant properties.
Rich fiber content in the berries helps lower blood pressure and improves digestion. High fiber also helps fight certain types of cancer and prevents cancer cell from mutating. Perfect amino acid complex in the fruit helps proper contraction and regeneration of body muscles resulting in developed muscles for strength and endurance.
