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Sunday, June 14, 2009

What's the Big Deal about Acai Juice?

By Pauline Hanson

Acai juice is becoming more and more popular nowadays. It is made from juicing acai berries, which are purple berries only found in the rain forests of South America. The areas where they grow are usually swamps and floodplains. They grow on the acai palm tree, a member of the genus Euterpe palms. There are eight other species in the same family as the acai palm. You will find many acai palm trees in Central and South America, from Belize southward to Brazil and Peru.

When the acai berries are young, they are green in color. When they are older, they turn more purple. Some of them are very dark purple but others are lighter in color. They are as small as blueberries, some are smaller but some are bigger. An acai palm tree are very tall trees and can grow as tall as 15 to 25 meters high and near the top of the tree are the little acai berries in bunches, similar to grapes. The stone in each berry is very large.

Eating the acai berry can make you healthy. People native to the Amazon believe that the berry has miraculous power. They have recognized the nutritional and medicinal benefits of this fruit for centuries. People in Brazil and Peru would drink the acai juice made from pulping the fruit or they might just consume the acai pulp itself.

Pronounced "ah-sigh-ee, the acai fruit has been a popular fruit among the people of its native land for generations. In the US, acai palm trees do not grow so people drink acai juice instead of eating acai berries. Recently, the acai berry has become the subject of a North American health craze with many companies introducing various acai juices, health products and weight loss supplements.

There used to be just a few acai juice manufacturers but now there are many. Two popular and reputable acai product manufacturers are Sambazon and MonaVie. Sambazon has a wide range of acai fruit juice and they also introduced the Amazon Energy acai drink. MonaVie is an MLM company with a proprietary blend of acai juice. They claims to have thoroughly researched the berry and its health benefits and have come up with a blend containing all the best nutrients you can find in fruits.

Regardless of the acai juice you are interested in, it is very important that you educate yourself on the acai nutritional facts and associated acai berry benefits before you buy. That way you are less likely to get caught up in an acai scam that is common nowadays. There are plenty of products you can buy in your local grocery stores. - 17273

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