The Acai frozen pulp from Universal Taste is my personal favorite. You most likely have to search a little bit harder for this brand. I always go to my local Brazilian mercado to get my bucket.So let me start off by saying that Guarana is heavily blended with this brand of Acai. That’s why I like it. After drinking a glass or two I can honestly say that Acai Power gives me the most noticeable boost in energy. I have a bowl in the morning that is topped off with bananas and granola - brasilero style - and then I’ll usually consume a glass or two after dinner.
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A flurry of acai diet pills has flooded the market of the natural weight loss industry.
Experts all over the world are continuing to give the acai diet well deserved accolades.
Brazil’s Amazon basin blankets approximately 7% of the Earth’s surface and spans an incredible 9 countries.
Once obscure Amazon fruits like Acai are riding health claims to supermarket success.
The Acai berry grows on majestic palm trees in the Amazon Rainforest and looks like a purple marble or grape. Acai contains high levels of Antioxidants, Omega Fatty Acids, Iron, Amino Acids, Fiber, and many other vitamins and minerals.
Acai Juice was only known to the indigenous people living in the flood areas of the lower Amazon basin. Today, Acai Juice is very popular in the menu of life-style orientated and pleasure-loving Brazilians.
Many people know that these ingredients can be found in a wonderful little berry called acai. Fewer people know that an acai diet can be a great way to get most of these nutrients into your system on a regular basis.
Sambazon Amazon Energy Drink
January 5, 2009
Excellent Availability
Watered Down Berry Flavor
Absolutely Too Expensive
So I was in the Whole Foods Market today and decided to purchase Sambazon’s Amazon Energy Drink. I’ve been drinking a lot of energy drinks lately - mostly the more established brands like RedBull, Amp, and Monster, so naturally I was curious about the taste of an Acai energy drink. The first thing that smacks you in the face is the $3.00 (rounded up by a few cents) price tag. After your eyebrows settle back into …
Acai is an Amazonian palm tree, and possesses small purple fruits that the Amazonian natives of Brazil have used since time immemorial as food and as a remedy for certain health conditions that are now known to be associated with the activity on free radicals on body cells.
The active constituents of acai are powerful polyphenols and anthocyanin antioxidants that protect your body cells from oxidation by free radicals…
by Carl Cruz
Here’s a quote I hear a lot from new Acai fans: “Acai has the richest Antioxidant of any food in the world.” Yes, you can truthfully say that, it is a quote by Dr. Strauss, who was the first person to run an ORAC evaluation on Acai berries. However, do people really understand what this means?
The acai berry consists usually of a pit, and only 10 per cent of the berry is edible. It is small, round, and dark purple in color. It resembles a grape, but it is usually smaller and darker. It consists of an enormous seed and very little percentage of pulp (or skin). It is usually mixed with energy drinks, ice cream, and even energy bars. Healthy acai requires quick processing right after its harvest.Though it is not actually considered organic, the acai can actually be said to be better than…
A Brazilian palm berry called “acai” (pronounced ah-sigh-EE), known to contain numerous antioxidants, has proven its ability to be absorbed in the human body when consumed both as juice and pulp, say researchers.
The researchers say that their findings point to the need for continued research on the berry which is commonly used in juices, beverages, smoothies, frozen treats and dietary supplements…
