The Exotic Acai Berry

Mar 28th, 2008 | By admin | Category: acai-berry

The acai berry (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) grows atop the acai palm which is native to South America, especially Brazil. Brazilians have known about the delicious berry for many generations and it’s become a staple of their diet; it’s full of antioxidants and has a lot of uses in cooking and beverages.With advances in transportation and processing technology, the exotic acai berry has been introduced to the United States and is finding its way into more and more products every year. Some of the latest acai beverages are very popular indeed, with consumers paying up to $50 per bottle of the stuff.Many of the companies offering acai berry products make some pretty grandiose claims as to the health benefits of the acai berry. Here at Vivi Beverages, we simply believe that the delicious little berry is a great new flavor that can really be integrated into a healthy diet.Many people are drawn to the acai beryr because of a recent study that was released, stating that acai berry has the highest concentration of antioxidants among all known fruits. Antioxidants are chemicals that can help combat the negative effects of free radicals on the body. Other fruits like pomegranate, grapes (and wine), and blueberries also contain high concentrations of antioxidants, so people are finding a renewed interest in them as well.

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  1. Marlon Winter October 10th, 2008 1:00 pm :

    ACAI is not only found in Brazil
    I come from a country were they cut down the Acai palm, just ot get its Berry
    I grew up on Acai shakes :)

    I’ll tel you more about it

    Thanks

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