If you’ve not heard of the acai berry then you probably don’t read or watch the television; acai has been all over the media recently as it has been hailed from many quarters as the latest and greatest super food. Acai has 10 times the anti oxidant qualities of that found in red grapes. It has twice as much as appears in a blue berry and this, among other reasons, is why acai has over taken the blue berry as the world’s favorite wonder fruit.

Acai is harvested in the Amazon basin, central Brazil. The residents of that area eat acai so much that it makes up almost half of their diet by weight. Impressive statistics! Unfortunately these people are the only ones that get to enjoy acai in its natural form because it doesn’t travel well at all. The only way to get it over here is to convert it into a form that will travel – like an acai juice – without degrading to the point of uselessness.

Acai juice is the best way to retain the flavor and nutrition present in the raw material. There are plenty of other ways to get the acai berry across to Europe and the US, including powders and pills, but these don’t really compare to the acai juice. Get some acai juice on your menu!

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