Acai, Acai Berry – Why Acai Berry is called Superfood
What is this new fuss about the Acai berry and why it is called the number one Superfood? The Acai berry is a tropical berry found on tall Acai palm trees; this type of palms grows only on swamps and in rainforests of the Amazon’s region of Brazil, in some areas of Peru, and Central and South America. Acai berry palms are slim and tall – 15 to 30 meters in height; they are scientifically known as Euterpe Oleracea, these palm are famous for producing highly nutritious fruits like Acai berry. The Acai berry fruit dark purple, round-shaped like a grape fruit and also contains high nutritional value that makes the Acai berry the number one Superfruit as endorsed by the Dr. Perricone.
The Acai berries are good because they contain properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and also provide cardiovascular benefits. The antioxidant property of the Acai berry is higher the any other fruit even more then grapes, blueberries and red wine and is the best known natural source of antioxidant so far. A study on the Acai berry antioxidants carried out by the university of Florida study in 2006 confirmed that Acai antioxidants destroy human cancer cells. They also trigger a self-destruction process in up to 86% of leukemia cells.
The Brazilian Acai berry supplies good amount of Vitamin A, B1, B2, B3, C and Vitamin E, and it is also good in fiber content that promotes healthy digestive system and reduces the chances cancer development. The Acai berry in Brazil has been used to treat digestive disorders and some skin conditions. The regular consumption reduces the risks of the cardiovascular diseases and it’s because of the fatty acids such as omega 3, 6 and 9 found in the Acai fruit.
Acai berries cannot be eaten directly outside Brazil because they get rotten soon and they should be processed first into some edible form. The nutritional benefits from the Acai berry can be maximized in form of freeze-dried Acai berries, Acai Pulp.
The Acai berry products come in different forms; drinks, food supplements, and diet pills. The quality of these Acai berry supplements depend on the amount of Acai berry concentration in these products and products with high Acai berry concentration will be highly nutritious. The poor quality Acai berry products have very low percentage of the Acai extract and try to find a reputable source of buying the Acai berry products which are well known for quality and also tested and verified as pure and organic.