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Acai Palmberry
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What is Acai Palmberry?
Açai palmberry (pronounced ah-SAH’-ee) is a the fruiting body of the acai palm (Euterpe oleracea). Acai naturally occur throughout the Amazon basin. The trees grow 50 to 100 feet high and produce a massive cluster of fruit - 700 to 900 individual grape-sized fruits to the cluster. The fruit is an important food source, not only to the native peoples of the Amazon, but through out much of Brazil. A 1999 study of three Amazonian populations found that acai made up as much as 42% (by weight) of the people's diet.1 Not entirely surprising, when one considers both the availability of acai and its nutritional value.
Acai is often categorized as a "superfruit." This term refers to nutrient-dense fruit, something which definitely applies to acai. Acai is rich in antioxidants, amino acids, essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. A recent study of a freeze-dried acai powder found that its breakdown of macronutrients is approximately 52% carbohydrate (42% of the carbohydrate is fiber), 8% protein, and 32% fat. The fat portion is largely in the form of omega-3, -6 and -9 fatty acids. Oleic acid makes up 56% of the total fat content and linoleic acid makes up about 12% of the fat content. Amino acids make up the bulk of the remaining dry weight, about 7%.2.
Why Is Our Acai Palmberry Better?
Our acai capsules contain pure, whole, freeze-dried, organic acai palmberry pulp in a vegetarian capsule. We purchase our acai through a growers' cooperative that supports sustainable and ecologically-friendly harvesting and growing practices throughout the Amazon basin. Acai is a crop that naturally comes from the rainforest, without cutting the rainforest down. This is the highest quality material that we have been able to find and has the crucial added bonus of supporting the native peoples of the Amazon region while ensuring that the rainforest is not damaged during the production of this product.
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 Of the many nutrients in acai it may be the antioxidant compounds that are the most significant aspect of acai's profile. And Acai is absolutely loaded with antioxidants. A substances antioxidant potential is rated using a test called the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity or ORAC. The method was developed by scientist at the National Institute of Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health. It should come as no surprise that fruit, vegetables and herbs are substances that typical have high ORAC values. A recent test of acai products found that a the freeze-dried form had a higher ORAC value (1027 micromol TE/g) than other forms.3 This is significantly higher than blueberry or pomegranates, antioxidant "heavyweights", on a dry weight basis. Acai also demonstrates a high level of activity against superoxide, a naturally occurring toxin. While superoxide is produced by the immune system to destroy invading microorganisms, it can be quite damaging to the body. An enzyme called superoxide dismutase (SOD) regulates levels of superoxide. However some studies have linked chronic inflammation and elevated levels of superoxide. It is in this way that superoxide has been linked with the pathogenesis of some diseases and certain aspects of aging. Freeze-dried Acai down regulates superoxide with naturally occurring SOD levels of approximately 1614 units/g. 2,3
Like blueberries and bilberries, acai is rich in anthocyanins, pigments that give berries and some fruit their deep blue, purple or red color. These polyphenolic compound that has been found to have distinct health benefits, particular for the eyes and some of the other organs. Tests indicated that despite acai's deep color, anthocyanins make up only 10% of it's antioxidant profile. The rest is made up of a wide variety of other polyphenols, including small amounts of resveratrol. Many experts believe that polyphenols are an important type of antioxidants. Polyphenols are a major component if red wine, fruits and vegetables. More and more evidence indicates that polyphenols are at least partly responsible for the health benefits associated with consuming a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Loaded with polyphenols, fiber, and omega-3 fatty acids, it's easy to see the potential benefits of acai.
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Label Facts
Acai Whole Palmberry Powder, 500mg, 60 Capsules:
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Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 2 Capsules
Servings per container: 30 |
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Amount Per Serving |
% Daily Value |
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| Total Calories |
5 |
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| Omega-6 Fatty Acids |
45 mg |
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| Omega-9 Fatty Acids |
270 mg |
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| Organic Acai Powder (Freeze-Dried Euterpe oleracea Fruit)** |
1000 mg |
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Other ingredients: Vegetable capsule (HPMC [cellulose], water), magnesium stearate (vegetable source), and silicon dioxide.
**Acai Powder USDA Certified Organic by Quality Assurance International |
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Dietary Restrictions
 This is a vegetarian product.
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References
- Del Pozo-Insfran, D., C. H. Brenes, et al. (2004). "Phytochemical composition and pigment stability of Acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.)." J Agric Food Chem 52(6): 1539-45.
- Del Pozo-Insfran, D., S. S. Percival, et al. (2006). "Acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) polyphenolics in their glycoside and aglycone forms induce apoptosis of HL-60 leukemia cells." J Agric Food Chem 54(4): 1222-9.
- Lichtenthaler, R., R. B. Rodrigues, et al. (2005). "Total oxidant scavenging capacities of Euterpe oleracea Mart. (Acai) fruits." Int J Food Sci Nutr 56(1): 53-64.
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- Murrieta RSS, Dufour DL, Siqueira AD. 1999. Food consumption and subsistence in three Caboclo populations on Marajo Island, Amazonia, Brazil. Human Ecology 27(3):455-475.
- Neida, S. and S. Elba (2007). "[Characterization of the acai or manaca (Euterpe oleracea Mart.): a fruit of the Amazon]." Arch Latinoam Nutr 57(1): 94-8.
- Rocha, A. P., L. C. Carvalho, et al. (2007). "Endothelium-dependent vasodilator effect of Euterpe oleracea Mart. (Acai) extracts in mesenteric vascular bed of the rat." Vascul Pharmacol 46(2): 97-104.
- Rodrigues, R. B., R. Lichtenthaler, et al. (2006). "Total oxidant scavenging capacity of Euterpe oleracea Mart. (acai) seeds and identification of their polyphenolic compounds." J Agric Food Chem 54(12): 4162-7.
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- Schauss, A. G., X. Wu, et al. (2006). "Antioxidant capacity and other bioactivities of the freeze-dried Amazonian palm berry, Euterpe oleraceae mart. (acai)." J Agric Food Chem 54(22): 8604-10.
- Schauss, A. G., X. Wu, et al. (2006). "Phytochemical and nutrient composition of the freeze-dried amazonian palm berry, Euterpe oleraceae mart. (acai)." J Agric Food Chem 54(22): 8598-603.
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- Wu, X, Beecher, GR, Holden, JM, Haytowitz, DB, Gebhardt, SE, & Prior, RL (2004). Lipophilic and Hydrophilic Antioxidant Capacities of Common Foods in the United States. J. Agric. Food Chem. 52 (12): 4026-4037.
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