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Acai Berry has numerous health benefits but getting the purest acai berry is difficult but there are companies selling pure acai powder which is made from the berries from the rainforest of Brazil. Some companies preserve these acai berries by freezing them as a whole fruit so that all the antioxidants and omega fatty acids which are in the highest amount in this fruit in the skin and pulp. The acai powder is made up of this skin and pulp of the fruit. There are some companies who are selling the juice of acai berry which are twice pasteurised and it does not contain the antioxidants and omega fatty acids. There are capsules which are over processed and thus do not contain any kind of vitamins. “Weight Loss Acai” usually uses these capsules but does not contain any nutrients in them.

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Acai, also known as ‘the tree of life’ is a species of the palm tree is since long considered to be a healthy fruit and is cultivated largely in South Africa. The Acai berry is said to be rich in vital nutrients and vitamins aiding in the treatment of various diseases. It is for this reason that Acai has been crowned as a ‘superfood’.

What is meant by the term ‘superfood’?

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The acai berry was famously described as one of the world’s top ten superfoods in a book called The Perricone Promise written by Dr Nicholas Perricone. Several months ago, this author confirmed that the “Perricone Promise” had sold over 450,000 copies throughout the world and spent a totally of twenty-five weeks in the New York Times top-ten bestsellers list. People like that book!

But what is the acai berry? It is a grape-sized, purplish fruit which grows in clusters on a kind of palm-tree, and it is harvested from swampy areas across South America. The native inhabitants of the areas where the acai-palm grows have collected and eaten acai berries as a major part of their diet for thousands of years. Acai berries have been analyzed by western scientists and found to be rich in antioxidants, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, and fibre.

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Acai berry juice is an amazingly well-recieved health drink squuezed from the acai berry. It has become a famous “super drink’ and an arguable weight loss supplement. You may ask where does it come from? What vitamins and minerals does it contain that gives it the title of a “super drink”?

Where does the acai berry grow?
The acai berry tree is indigenous to southern America and grows chiefly in Brazil, Trinidad and Equador. It is within the area surrounding the Amazon River where the trees are discovered in exceptional numbers. The berries are harvested bi-annually, with every tree providing up to twenty lbs of fruit every harvest. The awkward swampy terrain of the Amazon is the reason that the acai berry can’t escape to the rest of the world as a fresh berry. As a result, across the rest of the planet, it is usually available as a powdered supplement or a packaged juice.

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