How Acai Fruit Can Improve Your Life
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The acai berry (ah-sigh-ee) is indigenous to the Amazon rain forest and looks like a purple marble or grape. The berry grows in large palm trees, which grow up to 80 feet. The berries grow in bunches, and a single acai palm tree can produce three to eight bunches. The Acai berry is 90% seed pit and the rest is pulp.
Acai has a one-of-a-kind tropical fruit flavor and provides a high amount of health benefits. The acai berry contains high amounts of antioxidants called anthocyanins. It also contains Omega Fatty Acids (healthy fats), Amino Acids, Fiber, Iron and many other vitamins and minerals.
Acai has immense nutritional, health and wellness properties. It is an antioxidant, an antibacterial, an anti-inflammatory, an antimutagenic and also benefits the cardiovascular system.
Acai berries contain very high levels of essential fatty acids & omegas proven to decrease LDL & maintain HDL cholesterol levels. They also have an impressive concentration of antioxidants to help combat free radicals and premature aging. Acai is a source of a certain class of flavonoids called anthocyanins. The ORAC value of acai is higher than any other edible berry in the world! Acai fruit is also an excellent source of dietary fiber!