Acai Berry: The Fruit, The Palm, The Legend
Acai berry is a popular little fruit, and for very good reason. The berry’s flesh has a load of antioxidants and other goodness that can do your body wonders. With celebrities like Oprah picking up on the benefits and physiological advantages of the berry, it’s little wonder that demand for juices, pulps and supplements made from it are soaring.
Maybe you wanted to know a little bit more about where the acai berry comes from? Wonder no further.
The acai palm on which the acai berry grows is native only to Central and South America. The palm makes an appearance only in very wet and tropical areas; the remoteness mean it is difficult to harvest and even more difficult to store and transport effectively.
Inside the acai berry is large seed — just one — that measures about 7 mm in diameter. Surrounding this seed is the flesh that is used in to make the acai juices and preserves.
The acai berry grows in huge bunches of around 800 fruits, and they grow high up on the very tall, very slender tree. The bunches of berries, along with the deep red color of the hard outer shell, mean that they can often look like overgrown grapes. Apart from this appearance there is little in common between the two fruits.
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