Acai Berries: The Secret of Amazon is Out
March 20th, 2009
You can say that this is one of the best-kept secrets of the Amazon. It has been right there for years and the locals have been enjoying the benefits of this wonder fruit for years, decades and even centuries without the West catching the slightest breath of it.
However, now the secret is out. People are realizing the amazing potential of this little fruit. It is tasty and it has a myriad of health benefits including the potential to cause and assist in weight loss.
For those who have not yet seen it, this is a small dark purple berry-like fruit resembling a blue berry. It does not need any cultivation. It grows all by itself on the palm trees of the Brazilian Amazon forests. The people of the area harvest these berries that grow in clusters and make a fruit pulp out of it so that it does not go bad.
What makes it so good?
The acai berries have numerous health benefits. They are packed with an antioxidant, anthocyanin. This is the same antioxidant that is found in red wine and it is what makes red wine so healthy. Acai berry comes with all those health benefits including the fact that it does not contain alcohol.
They are also rich sources of fiber as well as proteins combined with essential fatty acids such as omega-9 and omega-6. These are among the many reasons that make acai berries so popular among health enthusiasts. The perfect blend of fiber, antioxidants, fatty acids and proteins makes it top the list of health foods.
How to get acai berries?
If you can get your hands on the actual fruit in its natural form, then you are lucky. However, it is highly unlikely that you can get it in its natural form because the berries do not last more than a day after being harvested.
You can get it in the form of juice. It has all the health benefits that the fruit has to offer. You can get it at stores specializing in health foods. You can even find the fruit in some of the stores selling organic foods.
You can even go online and search because several sites are coming up, which sell these berries’ juice or pulp. However, frozen juice is one of the best forms.
You should find out the methods that the manufacturers employ to pick as well as store these berries because it can affect the nutritional value of these berries. Go for the ones that are fresh and have not spent a long time on the shelves.
Right now you can even get free acai berries when you pay just a couple dollars for shipping.