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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The Acai Berry The Natural Energizer

By Carter Sinclair

The Acai berry is one of the most amazing natural wonders of the world when it comes to nutritional and healthy food. The studies that have come out showing how poorly nourished most people are has lead to a craze in the health food industry and Acai berries are at the top of the list of the healthiest and best for you.

About 80% of the Acai fruit is made up of the seed, the fruit as a whole is about one inch in diameter and is very small. The berry is usually purple but sometimes the berry is green. While the berry is very healthy the seed offers no nutritional value and is often used for livestock feed or top soil.

The skin and the pulp of the fruit offers the most nutritional value. This is what is used for such foods as ice creams, yogurts, juices, and often they can be sold frozen or dried. The berry contains one of the highest ORAC which is why the food is so sought after.

The ORAC assay determines the ability of the antioxidants within a particular food to inhibit the effects and activities of free radicals. Acai berries scored over 1000 on this assay. This means that it is currently one of the most potent free radical fighting foods available. Current studies on Acai berries are finding more and more benefits such as fatty acids, amino acids, large quantities of nutrients that the body needs for increasing metabolic functions and for increasing energy.

Having an energy drink with Acai berries in it works to provide the body with even more energy than a cup of coffee and it has nutritional value that coffee does not have, making it possible for the energy to be longer lasting than you get from coffee or even from carbohydrate and sugar laced food.

The Acai berry has a taste likened to a mixture of chocolate and berries. This makes it delightful by itself, but it also a great addition to a number of foods. This versatility allows for great creativity when it comes to finding ways to incorporate Acai berries into the diet. - 17273

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