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Monday, November 2, 2009

Can The Acai Berry Really Help You To Lose Fat?

By Dan Cunningham

The acai berry is becoming known as one of the premier superfoods of this time. Recent scientific studies have seen advantages from the acai berry for such health related issues as weight loss, cardiovascular health, cancer prevention and more.

This rise in popularity has caused a deluge of acai berry products to overtake the market. Unfortunately many of these products offer only a few of the potential benefits of the actual acai berry because of substandard processing that contributes to a lack of the complete bioactive constituents of the plant and sometimes the inclusion of too many other additives such as grape juice in the case of acai berry juice or inert ingredients in the case of capsules or pills.

When you spend your hard-earned money to buy acai berry products it is important to make sure that you are getting the full benefits of the acai berry. There are many different ways to process acai berries but only a few of them will retain the highest quality product that maintains its nutritional integrity. Traditional heat, pressure, evaporation and vacuum methods can break down vital nutrients and leave the antioxidant capacities inactive. When you buy acai berry products you need to be aware of this.

Unless you live in the rainforests of Brazil the acai berry products you are buying have been processed. This is because the acai berry fruit is highly perishable and it can only be found in one place, the rainforests of Brazil. It has only been in recent times and due to improvements in processing methods that this remarkable nutritional fruit has been available throughout the world at all. However, different processing methods can either maintain the nutritional integrity of the fruit or destroy it so it is important to be aware if the product you are buying has been processed with the highest quality standards.

An inferior but unfortunately often used method of processing the acai berry is through "spray drying". With spray drying the berries are heated to a high temperature to remove the water content. Food additives and preservatives are then added to maintain the fruit. The majority of the natural nutrients are destroyed by this combination of high temperatures and synthetic substances. Some of the naturally occurring bioactive nutrients will remain but the majority will be rendered inert.

The best and most effective way to process the acai berry is with a freeze-drying process. Freeze-drying happens quickly after the berry is removed from the tree. This prevents any degradation and allows the fruit to maintain its natural nutritional content along with the taste, consistency and color. The berry can be reconstituted later with just the addition of water. Whether the product is the whole berry, the juice, extracts or even tablets and pills the freeze-drying process is the superior processing method for acai berries.

If you concerned that you are buying the highest quality acai berry products with the highest concentration of bioactive ingredients make sure that the product is processed by using a freeze-drying process or equivalent method.

If you are spending your money on acai berry products it is important to be aware of the processing methods used for the individual product. It can mean the difference between remarkable health advantages and results or no results at all. - 17269

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