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Acai Berry – Is It The #1 Super Food?

Posted on 06. Dec, 2008 by admin in Alternative Medicine, Superfoods, Weight Loss

Since Oprah had started introducing Acai Berry in her Oprah Winfrey show, there has began a rise of the sales of Acai Berry health products. Oprah had specially mentioned that the Acai Berry Juice is a superfood.

What is Acai Berry all about?

The Acai tree refers to a palm tree that is usually grow in the Amazon rainforest, South America. Acai Berries are small, dark violet berries that usually grow at the top of Acai tree. Studies have shown that Acai Berry is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods in the world. The nutrition facts of Acai Berry in freeze dried form is as follows, in a 100g of extract, there contains 533.9g of calories, 52.2g of carbohydrates, 8.1g of proteins and 32.5g of fats (from wikipedia).

The Acai Berry fruit is often in powder form, capsule, or in juice as it is highly perishable. When it is pluck from the tree, it must be processed within a day to ensure that it would not lose its nutritional value.

Why is Acai Berry a nutritious energy fruit?

Acai berry is nutritious energy fruit because it has a high concentrations of antioxidants. Having a high antioxidants help to keep you young as well as protect you from wrinkles and poor skin as it has 10 times more antioxidants than red grapes. It also contains Anthocynanis which give one a healthier heart.

It contains a very high concentration of essential fatty acid similar to that of Olive oil which can help to lower cholesterol and even reduces inflammation. Fiber, proteins, vitamins b, c and e, calcium, magnesium, and iron are other supplements contained in the berry itself.

With all these nutrients in the Berry, it gave consumers enormous boost of energy.

Here are some benefits of Acai Berry..

• Detoxify your body and cleanses your colon.

• Strengthen your heart

• Helps you stay youthful

• Increase your metabolism and help you lose weight

• Keeps your cholesterol level low

• Strengthens the immune system so as to protect the body against illnesses and diseases.

• Improve your blood circulation and boosts your energy level

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