The acai berry is very dark purple, grows on a tree, the size of a grape, and is sweeping the globe in a huge way. The acai berry is often pronounced incorrectly. And just so that everyone knows, the correct pronunciation is ‘ah-sigh-ee’. Say it with meah-sigh-ee, feels like taking a deep breath doesnt it?
The highly beneficial and healthful acai berry grows in the Amazon Rainforest. It is found at the tip of the tallest point of a specific type of palm tree, on clusters of leafy green branches. It takes a very agile and extremely brave person to shimmy up that 25 meter high tree and swing a long sharp blade to whack the branch off.
Each set of branches becomes loaded with hundreds of acai berries two times per year, and it has been said that these berries have incredible health benefits due to the vitamins & antioxidants they hold. For such a small berry, it packs a punch with vitamins and antioxidants.
In addition, the acai berry contains omega fatty acids (healthy fats), amino acids, fiber and iron, along with many other vitamins and minerals. This purple wonder has a very unusual but pleasant tropical fruit taste, and the traditional Amazonian recipe mixes the acai fruit pulp and natural guarana seeds.
Together these provide a high level of nutritional health benefits like renewed energy and heightened mental clarity. Natural guarana seed is very good. You can have the taste and effect of coffee without the bad effect of jitters.
Recently, the acai berry has been marketed as a highly effective dietary supplement and sold in a variety of products; tablets, juice and smoothies, instant drink powders, and whole fruit.
Some advertisers suggest that the acai berry increases energy levels, helps with indigestion, and enhances sexual activity. The little purple berry has good detoxification characteristics and also has a high fiber content which is really helpful. Its claimed to improve skin appearance, the health of your heart, and make you sleep better. An awful lot of pressure for such a tiny berry, no?
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I’m a pretty big fan of the acai berry, but I’ve found that there are some other foods out there that offer pretty good nutritional benefits too. But with that said, I still love to add frozen acai berries to my smoothies that I make.