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Thursday, April 23, 2009

What Does The Acai Berry Look Like?

By Carter Sinclair

The acai fruit grows on a type of palm tree located in South and Central America. The berry is purple or green, small, and round. It is usually about one inch in diameter. It has a similar look as the grape, but has a much larger seed. In fact, the large seed makes up about 80% of this berry.

Since there is so little edible fruit on the berry, it is necessary to use many to get any usable amount of pulp. Luckily, each tree can produce up to 900 berries, which can be harvested twice each year. Even the large seed does not go to waste. Instead of being tossed aside the seed is ground up and used to feed livestock, made into jewlery, and of course used to make more acai palm trees.

South Americans have known about the powerful benefits of this high-energy superfoods for many years now. Studies have now shown that the fruit is a great source of antioxidants, essential fatty acids, and amino acids. It also contains many other great vitamins and minerals, and is packed full of fiber. This makes acai one of the healthiest fruits on earth.

Because of the high amount of antioxidants in the Acai fruit, eating it possible could be used for the prevention of cancer. There are also traces of almost every known beneficial mineral found in the pure Acai berry. There are also very high levels of glucosamine and anthocyanins. Anthocyanins can help repair collagen, protect the nervous system, protect blood vessels, and improve eyesight.

The high protein levels in the Acai berry could be very beneficial in lowering cholesterol. The amount of fiber in the berry is great for aiding the digestive system.

The essential fatty acids found in the Acai berry are omega-9 and omega-6. These acids help absorb vitamins A, D, E, and K. This can help prevent hypertension.

While Brazilians have known about this superfood for many years now, it has only recently been revealed to the rest of the world. The fruit is also very difficult to transport, so you will probably never be able to find the berries in the produce aisle of your local store.

It seems that a new study praising the benefits of the acai berry is released every week. The rest of the world is finally catching on to what Brazilians have known for ages, that the acai berry is truly mother natures most powerful superfood. - 17269

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