If you haven’t heard all the talk of the most recently acclaimed super food — acai — then you’ve probably been living under a rock for the past few months. Acai is harvested in the Brazilian rain forest where it makes up up to 42% of the locals’ food intake by weight. It is then shipped all over the world in the form of acai juices and acai preserves. Not only are these juices and acai preserves delicious, they are also extremely good for you. The reason you don’t see acai fruit on sale anywhere (unless you visit – or live in the Brazilian rain forests, that is) is that it is very volatile: it will rot within a few hours of harvesting, thus making it difficult to keep.

Antioxidants, amino acids and essential omega fats are all critical to your body’s well being. The acai preserves and juice have these in abundance. No wonder those Brazilian farmers are so healthy!

The good thing about acai preserves is that generally retain all the nutritional goodness that was in the acai berries to start with. Some of the acai juices that are made from a powdered version of acai simply don’t have much of their goodness left. They all taste great, though!

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