How can the Acai Berry provide all those health benefits?
The Acai berry has an incredible nutritional profile, which
explains why the Acai berry can provide tiny so many benefits ...
Incredible Antioxidant and Anthocyanins Levels
Simply put, Acai is one of the highest antioxidant fruits in the world. Acai has
10 times the antioxidant level of grapes and twice that of blueberries. Acai has
10 to 30 times the Anthocyanins (a powerful antioxidant) of red wine. The ORAC
score (a measure of antioxidant power) for 100 grams of freeze dried Earth
Fruits Acai powder is over 70,000. An almost unbelievable number when you
consider most of the population consumes less than 1.000 ORAC units a day.
Healthy Fats
The Acai berry is very rich in healthy Omega fats. Nearly 50% of the
Acai berry
is fat - with 74% of the fat coming from healthy unsaturated fats such as Omega
3, Omega 6 and Omega 9th
Excellent source of Plant Sterols
Three plant sterols (or photosterols) have been identified in Acai: B-sitosterol, campesterol and sigmasterol. Photosterols have been shown to have numerous health benefits for maintaining healthy heart and digestive function.
Rich in Amino Acids and Protein
7:59% of the weight of the Acai pulp is from amino acids, 19 different amino acids have been identified in Acai. Since amino acids are the building blocks of protein, it is no surprise that you have over 8 grams of protein in a 100 gram serving of Acai.
Good Source of Fiber
For a fruit, Acai has a strong fiber profile. There are about 27 grams of fiber in every 100 grams of freeze dried Acai powder.
More to be discovered
Research on the nutritional makeup of Acai is on going and there are many aspects of the fruit that have not yet been characterized. We know there must be undiscovered antioxidants in Acai, because even though it is high in Anthocyanins - they are not high enough to account for the incredible ORAC scores.
Excellent source of Plant Sterols
Three plant sterols (or photosterols) have been identified in Acai: B-sitosterol, campesterol and sigmasterol. Photosterols have been shown to have numerous health benefits for maintaining healthy heart and digestive function.
Rich in Amino Acids and Protein
7:59% of the weight of the Acai pulp is from amino acids, 19 different amino acids have been identified in Acai. Since amino acids are the building blocks of protein, it is no surprise that you have over 8 grams of protein in a 100 gram serving of Acai.
Good Source of Fiber
For a fruit, Acai has a strong fiber profile. There are about 27 grams of fiber in every 100 grams of freeze dried Acai powder.
More to be discovered
Research on the nutritional makeup of Acai is on going and there are many aspects of the fruit that have not yet been characterized. We know there must be undiscovered antioxidants in Acai, because even though it is high in Anthocyanins - they are not high enough to account for the incredible ORAC scores.
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