AcaiH2O
Product Description
Acai (açaí - a-sigh-ee) is a palm tree that grows in the North of Brazil. It is known by the native people (indigenas) as "içá-çai", which means “fruit that cries”. The Acai tree can be found all over the Amazonia region.
For hundreds of years, the Acai Berry has been a traditional food of the native people of the Amazon – and part of its folklore, finding its way into legend as well as onto the table. Once upon a time, there was an Amazon Indian girl named Iaca, whose father was the tribal chief. His tribe had grown so large that there wasn’t enough food to go around. So, the chief decreed that all newborn babies must be killed. When Iaca, his own daughter, bore a child, the chief had his decree carried out. Iaca mourned her baby’s death alone in her hut for days. Then she thought she heard a baby crying. When she went outside in search of the baby, she saw a palm tree shooting up from the earth, covered in fruit. Full of despair, she lay down under the tree and died. The next day, the tribe found Iaca’s body under the new tree. The tree’s fruit satisfied their hunger and renewed their energy, and the chief lifted his harsh decree, declaring that the fruit would be named after his daughter (“Acai” is “Iaca” spelled backwards). With abundant food for all, the tribe grew and flourished. Acai has been enjoyed for decades by the people of Brazil. A bowl of Acai is usually eaten in the morning with breakfast. In the 1950’s, doctors began to realize the health benefits of Acai. In the 1960’s, the famous Gracie jiu-jitsu family recommended eating Acai before and after workouts. Recently, several new medical studies in the United States and Europe have found even more exciting health benefits of Acai.
Acai (Açaí), also known as super berry or power berry (in the Amazon they call it "Viagra da Amazonia") due to the amount nutrients and fibers ascribed to it. Because of its rich content of anthocyanin pigments that give it the characteristic deep purple color, açaí imparts important health benefits associated with consumption of antioxidant pigments, such as reduced risk or prevention of cancer, diabetes, chronic inflammation, heart and vascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and other types of neurodegeneration, high blood cholesterol, stroke, bacterial infections, urinary tract infections, age-related visual deterioration and premature aging. Acai is constantly used topically as a strong antibacterial mix in Brazil.
Acai in the fight against cancer?
On a study performed at the University of Florida in 2006, it was showed that acai antioxidants could induce faster death, also known as apoptosis, of leukemia cells in vitro. The Acai Berry has also been linked to better health by a number of renowned health professionals like Dr. Perricone, which is the celebrity health advisor to Oprah, Rachel Ray and others. There is no doubt that the Acai Berry will improve your health and longevity outlook.
With twice an many antioxidants as the pomegranate and 6 times and many as the blueberry, the Acai Berry is the key to cutting cancer risk and boosting your immunity.
Are all Acai Berry product alike?
Sadly the answer is no. 95% of the Acai products on the market today are made from Acai Extract which contains none of the health benefits of the actual fruit. Our Organic Freeze Dried Acai is made with pure whole acai, processed with very low temperature, keeping the majority of antioxidants and nutrients available in the berry. This is the most concentrated and natural form of Açai available anywhere. Freeze Drying is a process used to dehydrate fruits with high technology for products that are highly sensitive to heat, like acai. The moisture is removed from the fruit using a very low temperature (-20C) and a vacuum. In the Freeze Dried process there is no pasteurization or heat used. It maintains almost all of it's vitamins, enzymes and nutrients, mainly carotene, anthocyanin (antioxidant) and vitamin C.
For hundreds of years, the Acai Berry has been a traditional food of the native people of the Amazon – and part of its folklore, finding its way into legend as well as onto the table. Once upon a time, there was an Amazon Indian girl named Iaca, whose father was the tribal chief. His tribe had grown so large that there wasn’t enough food to go around. So, the chief decreed that all newborn babies must be killed. When Iaca, his own daughter, bore a child, the chief had his decree carried out. Iaca mourned her baby’s death alone in her hut for days. Then she thought she heard a baby crying. When she went outside in search of the baby, she saw a palm tree shooting up from the earth, covered in fruit. Full of despair, she lay down under the tree and died. The next day, the tribe found Iaca’s body under the new tree. The tree’s fruit satisfied their hunger and renewed their energy, and the chief lifted his harsh decree, declaring that the fruit would be named after his daughter (“Acai” is “Iaca” spelled backwards). With abundant food for all, the tribe grew and flourished. Acai has been enjoyed for decades by the people of Brazil. A bowl of Acai is usually eaten in the morning with breakfast. In the 1950’s, doctors began to realize the health benefits of Acai. In the 1960’s, the famous Gracie jiu-jitsu family recommended eating Acai before and after workouts. Recently, several new medical studies in the United States and Europe have found even more exciting health benefits of Acai.
Acai (Açaí), also known as super berry or power berry (in the Amazon they call it "Viagra da Amazonia") due to the amount nutrients and fibers ascribed to it. Because of its rich content of anthocyanin pigments that give it the characteristic deep purple color, açaí imparts important health benefits associated with consumption of antioxidant pigments, such as reduced risk or prevention of cancer, diabetes, chronic inflammation, heart and vascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and other types of neurodegeneration, high blood cholesterol, stroke, bacterial infections, urinary tract infections, age-related visual deterioration and premature aging. Acai is constantly used topically as a strong antibacterial mix in Brazil.
Acai in the fight against cancer?
On a study performed at the University of Florida in 2006, it was showed that acai antioxidants could induce faster death, also known as apoptosis, of leukemia cells in vitro. The Acai Berry has also been linked to better health by a number of renowned health professionals like Dr. Perricone, which is the celebrity health advisor to Oprah, Rachel Ray and others. There is no doubt that the Acai Berry will improve your health and longevity outlook.
With twice an many antioxidants as the pomegranate and 6 times and many as the blueberry, the Acai Berry is the key to cutting cancer risk and boosting your immunity.
Are all Acai Berry product alike?
Sadly the answer is no. 95% of the Acai products on the market today are made from Acai Extract which contains none of the health benefits of the actual fruit. Our Organic Freeze Dried Acai is made with pure whole acai, processed with very low temperature, keeping the majority of antioxidants and nutrients available in the berry. This is the most concentrated and natural form of Açai available anywhere. Freeze Drying is a process used to dehydrate fruits with high technology for products that are highly sensitive to heat, like acai. The moisture is removed from the fruit using a very low temperature (-20C) and a vacuum. In the Freeze Dried process there is no pasteurization or heat used. It maintains almost all of it's vitamins, enzymes and nutrients, mainly carotene, anthocyanin (antioxidant) and vitamin C.
