Acai Berry Favonoids
Published March 10th, 2008
Acai (ah-sigh-ee) grows wild on palm trees that are native to the rainforests of Brazil and the Amazon basin. Each of the Acai palm trees is able to produce around 20 kilograms of fruit annually. Acai’s dark purple color comes from polyphenolic compounds present in the fruit.
Historically, Brazilians have used Acai berries to treat digestive disorders and skin conditions.
The antioxidant benefits of the Acai berry, combined with the fatty acids it contains, make this one of the most important superfoods. The Acai berry is thought to have 10 times more antioxidants than red grapes, 10 to 30 times the anthocyanins of red wine and twice as much as that found in blueberries. The Acai berry is widely acknowledged to have the highest nutritional value of any fruit in the world, and this has earned the Acai berry the title of superfood.
