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If your into dietary supplements its likely that you have heard of a new “super food” Acai. Who knows maybe you have even bought a canister of tablets, but what are all these people really digesting? The açaí palm or aqai is a species of palm tree in the genus Euterpe cultivated for their fruit and superior hearts of palm. Its name comes from the European adaptation of the Tupian word ïwasa’i, ‘[fruit that] cries or expels water’. The actual berry this tree produces is a small, round, black-purple drupe about 1-inch (25 mm) in diameter, similar in appearance and size to a grape but with less pulp, is produced in branched panicles of 500 to 900 fruits. Two crops of fruit are produced each year. The fruit has a single large seed about 0.25–0.40 inches (7–10 mm) in diameter. The exocarp of the ripe fruits is a deep purple color, or green, depending on the kind of açaí and its maturity.
How does Acai preform as a “Super Food” or a Fat Burner?
The Acai Berry, marketed as a Diatairy Supplement, comes in the form of tables, juices, smoothies, insta-drink powders, and whole fruit. Its advertised as being and end all food source for an array of things. Acai is said to increased energy levels, improved sexual performance, improved digestion, detoxification, high fiber content, improved skin appearance, improved heart health, improved sleep, and reduction of cholesterol levels. So what is in this little friut that makes it so special? Were told antioxidants, and while the berry has more antioxidants than cranberry, orange, and apple juices, it falls short behind Concord grape, blueberry, and black cherry juices. Additionally the false claims of the berry’s power include reversal of diabetes and other chronic illnesses, as well as expanding a certain Male Appendage and increasing men’s sexual virility and sexual attractiveness to women…
Of course none of this has been confirmed by te FTC or any regulatory administrations.
What are the real numbers?
A comparative analysis reported that açaí has intermediate antioxidant potency among 11 varieties of frozen juice pulps, scoring lower than acerola, mango, strawberry, and grapes.
A powdered preparation of freeze-dried açaí fruit pulp and skin was shown to contain anthocyanins (3.19 mg/g); however, anthocyanins accounted for only about 10% of the overall antioxidant capacity. The powdered preparation was also reported to contain twelve flavonoid-like compounds, including homoorientin, orientin, taxifolin, deoxyhexose, isovitexin, scoparin, as well as proanthocyanidins (12.89 mg/g), and low levels of resveratrol (1.1 μg/g). A study on another different freeze-dried acai product (Opti-Acai) reported that the formulation contained much lower levels of anthocyanins, proanthocyanadins, and other polyphenol compounds as compared with blueberries and other antioxidant-rich fruits.
In a study of different açaí varieties for their antioxidant capacity, a white species displayed no antioxidant activity against different oxygen radicals, whereas the purple variety most often used commercially had antioxidant activity against peroxyl radicals and to a lesser extent peroxynitrite but little activity against hydroxyl radicals.
Freeze-dried açaí powder was found to have antioxidant activity against superoxide (1614 units/g) and peroxyl radicals (1027 μmol TE/g) and mild activity for peroxynitrite and hydroxyl radicals. The powder was reported to inhibit hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidation in neutrophils, and to have a slight stimulatory effect on nitric oxide production by lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages in vitro.
Extracts of açaí seeds were reported to have antioxidant capacity against peroxyl radicals, similar to the antioxidant capacity of the pulp, with higher antioxidant capacity against peroxynitrite and hydroxyl radicals.
A powdered preparation of freeze-dried açaí fruit pulp and skin was reported to contain 533.9 calories, 52.2 g carbohydrates, 8.1 g protein, and 32.5 g total fat. The carbohydrate portion included 44.2 g of fiber. The powder was also shown to contain (per 100 g): negligible vitamin C, 260 mg calcium, 4.4 mg iron, and 1002 U vitamin A, as well as aspartic acid and glutamic acid; the amino acid content was 7.59% of total dry weight.
A study in 12 healthy fasted human volunteers demonstrated that blood antioxidant capacity was increased within two hours after consumption of a commercial açaí juice beverage or applesauce. The generation of reactive oxygen species was not significantly affected by acai juice consumption.
So, are you still wanting to try the stuff out?
There are manny ways to order the Acai products, you can order pills at your leasure, sign up for programs, or just head to your local store. Consumer reviews recieved a coupon for a free trial of said Acai products. If you head over to www.acai-fit.net, use the coupon ( EWANET ) you will only pay for the shipping of the product.
(source: wikipedia)
