Acai - One powerful little berry!

Studies have shown that this berry is one of the most nutritious and powerful foods in the world! Acai, pronounced (ah-sigh-ee) is the high energy berry of a special palm tree that has been growing in the Amazon rain forest for centuries. Acai tastes like a vibrant blend of berries and chocolate and is packed full of antioxidants, amino acids and essentials fatty acids.

    
Acai health benefits
   
 Remarkable Antioxidant Properties
Acai berries have 10 times more antioxidants that red grapes and 10 to 30 times more than athe arter y-protective flavonoids of red wine. the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) score for 100grams of freeze dried Acai powder is over 50,000.
Antioxidants are important for youthful health, energy, and stamina, and they help your immune system to operate more efficiently. Essentially, a diet high on antioxidants super-charges your body to fight off the effects of pollution, chemicals, and provides optimal support for the body immune defences.

Essential Fatty Acids
The Acai berry is very rich in healthy Omega fats. Nearly 50% of the Acai berry is fat with 74% of the fat coming from the healthy unsaturated fats such as Omega 3, Omega 6 and Omega 9.

Rich in Amino Acids and Protein
Approximately 8% of the weight of the Acai pulp is from 19 different amino acids. Since amino acids are the building blocks of protein, it is no surprise yhat you have over 8 grams of protein in a 100gram serving of Acai.

Excellent source of Plant Sterols
Three plant sterols (or photosterols) have been identified in Acai - B-sitosterol, campesterol and sigmasterol. Photosterols have been shown to have numerous health benefits for maintaining healthy heart and digestive function.

Good source of Vitamins and Minerals
Vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, C and E are all present in Acai. In fact, Acai contain as much Vitamin C as blueberries and has over 100 IU of Vitamin A for every 100grams of Acai. In addition, potassium, calcium, magnesium, copper and zinc are all found in Acai.

Good Source of Fibre
For a fruit, Acai has a strong fibre profile. There are about 27 grams of fibre in every 100 grams of freeze dried Acai powder.

Anti-Aging
Acai berries are also full of flavonoids, which are great for maintaining healthy skin and reducing the appearance of wrinkles, and even blemishes and pimples. These berries are a good source of essential fatty acids, which help the body to renew cells and produce more of them. This regeneration of the cells is, of course, useful for anti-aging.

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