For most fruit, its juice is the next best thing to the real deal. But for açaí, the juice is even better than the fruit. The reason for this is because the actual fruit cannot be consumed. The berry is made up of 90% nut and 10% fruit pulp. The nut, which is not edible, allows only for the açaí juice to be extracted from the pulp. Açaí juice is not only a nutritional package, but it is also a tasty one.  Often served in a ceramic bowl, this berry has a unique flavor that is thought by some to be a blend of berries and chocolate. Unlike other fruit drinks, açaí juice is not just a quenching drink, it is an entire meal.    

Açaí juice, which is more popular than milk in Brazil, is consumed because it is one of the most complete nutritional fruits available. The fruit is filled with all the fatty acids, calcium, vitamins, minerals, potassium, and proteins your body needs. While the açaí berry is gaining recognition, it is actually the açaí juice that should be getting some fame. During harvest system, which is August through December, the juice is created with water and a little oil. In the past, natives would manually crush the berries before straining them.

The best way to consume açaí (and to take a considerable amount of it per day) is to drink the juice, since it's made from the pulp and seeds of the berry. In addition to açaí juice, the berry has been sold in energy juices, bars, and even ice cream. However, the juice form is one of the oldest forms known to the berry. In fact, even the poorest Amazon natives can afford this staple. Although it is widely available to the lower class, it is extremely popular with all ages at all levels of Brazilian society.

Açaí juice is known for its wide range of benefits. It has been said that is can improve sexual health in men and women, treat acne and rosacea, and even help prevent arthritis in those who are genetically predisposed to have arthritis later in life. There are a number of studies being conducted to research the effects of açaí juice on cancer, heart attacks, strokes, and other heath concerns.

Not only does the açaí juice provide benefits for those who consume it, is also provides benefits for all of the areas of Brazil. Production of the açaí berry has brought riches to even the poorest areas. In one local city, Belem, there are more than 60 pulping and freezing factories. Although there are several factories in the Amazon Rainforest, the Rainforest is not in any danger. The açaí areas of the forest are actually protecting it from loggers.

To ensure that the açaí juice is produced without harming the Rainforest, the fruit is harvested by hand, as it has been done for generations. Working in groups, one person will climb the açaí tree and break off a bunch of ripe berries while the other person fills the baskets with the berries. Once the baskets are full, another person will take them to the nearest manufacturing factory. It is important that the picked açaí berries be processed within 24 hours or the fruit will lose its nutritional value due to oxidization.

It seems that açaí juice will soon be as popular on breakfast tables as orange juice. If supply can keep up with demand, it will become more than an item found in health stores, it will be found in supermarkets and grocery stores around the world.