One of the best things about harvesting
the Acai Berry is it not only exponentially increases the annual
income for many native Amazon families, it actually protects the
trees as well by encouraging locals to protect their income source
instead of chopping them down for wood or palm hearts.
Acai
Berries grow on palm trees called the Acai Palm in the Amazon
Rainforest of Brazil. These towering palm trees can grow upwards of
25 meters (82 feet). The top of the thin, long trunk is topped with
typical looking leafy palm branches. Two times each year these
branches become full of small, dark purple berries and accounts for
a large part of the native diet. In some regions the Acai Berry
actually makes up about 40% of their daily food intake.
Traditionally, these berries are harvested by brave Amazon natives
shimmying up the trees and cutting the branches. Today, these
extremely healthy berries are mass produced by small villages of
local farmers. Due to its very short lifespan after harvesting (only
24 hours), Acai Berries must be quickly put into baskets, loaded
onto Amazon river boats, and shipped to the local markets and
processing plants as quickly as possible.
Processing & Packaging
The Acai fruit or "pulp" only makes up a small portion of the
actual berry (90% of the Acai Berry is seed), the pulp is separated
from its seed which produces a thick, edible, puree. It must be
quickly flash frozen or pasteurized during this process to preserve
the health benefits of the berry which quickly diminish after
harvesting. After the initial processing the puree may
be consumed as pulp, juice, or freeze dried into
powder form.
As the Acai Berry grows in popularity for its health benefits, it is
being used more frequently in juice blends and smoothies. In fact,
it is taking over "wheat grass" as the health shot of choice in many
popular juice bars. In Brazil, Acai Berries are often served in a
dish made with tapioca called "cuias" or mixed with granola and
served cold in a dish called "acai na tigela" which means "acai in
the bowl."
Recent Interest
As the popularity of the Acai Berry skyrockets in countries such as
the United States and Canada, large companies are buying the berries
to use them in products raging from capsules, to powders, to juices.
Because of the extremely fast circumstances and care these berries
must be packaged under to preserve their integrity and health
benefits, these products can easily run $25.00 for a 30 day supply.
Beware of companies
offering "Free Trial Offers." As with all health supplements they
are not FDA regulated and a cheaply produced product will fail to yield
little if any actual health benefit. See our
Free Trial Warning page to
learn more!
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how it benefits the local people and the planet!
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