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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Acai Super Fruit from the Amazon Now Available in the West

By Marcus C. Evans

The South American acai berry is a small, round fruit, not so unlike our purple grapes. They grow deep in the Amazon rain forests and natives climb the tall trees to harvest these delicate berries by hand.

The berries taste is absolutely delicious; a delicate blend of mixed berries and dark chocolate. Acai berries are only an inch or so in size with little pulp to the berries since the seeds are large and account for the majority of the fruit. The Caboclo peoples of the Brazilian Amazon have long enjoyed the health benefits of this fruit.

This amazing fruit makes up fifty percent of the native food intake. The acai berry is given the title of a "miniature super fruit." It's a fact that this fruit has the ability to provide people with great levels of energy and promotes overall health and strength. Many believe that it has the ability to control weight and native people consider these super berries to give users strong hearts, clear minds and long lives.

The pulp and juice of the acai are used to create juices and some other drinks. You will find these drinks popular in Brazil and Peru and more recently in Western countries. Brazilians eat the fresh fruit and sometimes have the fruit mashed in with tapioca, sugar and honey. It has also been mixed with granola and put into ice cream. The results of extraordinary benefits have been reported for decades throughout South America and have more recently been confirmed by others.

Acai berries contain a remarkable amount of healthy fats, and it's for this reason they are a incredibly perishable food. Because of this in Western countries acai is enjoyed in yogurts, juices and a healthy energy drink. It's available as fruit pulp frozen or as a freeze-dried powder. To eat the actual fruit of the berry requires you to be in close proximity to where it was harvested.

Contained in the fruit is anthocyanins and resveratrol. Studies show these have benefits for the human body. One benefit is that within two hours when drinking acai juice the antioxidant level increases significantly in the blood stream. This antioxidant increase heightens the body's ability to fight free radicals that attack cells in the body.

Ongoing studies suggest this fruit is good for circulation and the heart. Other reports show great promise that these ingredients may possibly be used in fighting certain cancers.

For Australians and others who live and play at a fast pace, this fruit is able to provide energy whilst also providing other health benefits.

Increased energy levels and endurance is what many consumers are finding so wonderful about juice drinks that now contain acai. People who live athletic life styles like swimmers, runners, and other outdoors lovers will find this energy-producing supplement gives them all the energy they need to enjoy their healthy, active lives. - 17269

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