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What you need to know about Acai

January 25th, 2010 Walter

  Acai berry is an inch long black-purple fruit that looks similar to a grape, but is a relative of the blueberry and cranberry. The Acai berry comes from the Acai palm tree, which is native to Central and South America.   For hundreds of years the Acai berry has been harvested in South and Central [...]

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Acai Berries – The “Super Foods” and Weight Loss

January 21st, 2010 Walter

Acai (ah-sigh-ee), is a very common, tall, slender palm tree in this important palm family which grows 15 to 25 m in height. The average mature wild tree has 4-8 well-developed stems (10-15 cm in diameter) from a single seed and root system, berry tree which grows in and around the Amazon rainforests. Acai is [...]

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New Ancient Anti-aging Remedy – Acai

January 18th, 2010 Walter

Açai is a member of Euterpe Genus (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) extensively distributed in Northern South America. It is most abundant in the floodplains of the Brazilian Amazons. Acai (pronounced ah-SAH’-ee) is a lanky, multi-stemmed, monoecious palm that can grow to over 30 meters height. The most important aspect of this palm tree is the acai [...]

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Acai Berry Supplements and Benefits – Fighting Free Radicals

January 14th, 2010 Walter

Most have been highly localized and, until recently, not readily available to the public. Times are changing. The opening of world markets has made these rare products more widely available.
Consumers concerned with health and wellness are looking for natural foods that control free radicals, contain antioxidants, taste great and are organic. Health conscious individuals look [...]

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How Acai Berry is Harvested

January 13th, 2010 Walter

Acai berries are usually harvested by the inhabitants of Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest at least twice a year. This small purplish fruit, which sprouts at the tops of acai palm trees, is of great value in the diet and health of the locals. To be able to get this fruit, one must climb to the palm [...]

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