Acai Berry Powder - 100% pure & organic
Acai is a small purple rainforest berry, regarded widely as one of the Earth´s most nutritious foods. It contains abundant antioxidants, healthy omega fats, amino acids and dietary fibre. It also has a rich, cocoa-and-fruit taste. Acai boosts energy and strengthens the immune system, which is why it has recently become a dietary sensation among world-class athletes. Adding Green Origins Acai Berry to your food is rather like eating the fabled Mediterranean diet, in easily-managed form. Green Origins sells the first Acai berry products to have met the stringent requirements of the Soil Association.
The fruit of the Acai palm, or Euterpe oleracea, Acai is a small purple berry. Originally a wild tree, it is produced by local farmers in the Brazilian Amazon region. Acai has been for centuries one of the staples of the local diet, and has only recently been introduced to an export market.
Green Origins Acai Berry is sourced from one of the leading Acai producers in the world. Our producers founders discovered Acai during a Millennium-Eve surfing trip, and have since created a FairTrade-accredited supply chain that benefits thousands of local families while protecting the Amazon rainforest through sustainable agriculture. A portion of all profits made by our producer are returned to the Amazon to promote education, provide health care and to enable the protection of the rainforest. Our producer has won major awards for its approach.
Acai has a significant nutritional profile, providing calcium, iron, protein and dietary fibre. It is also a potent source of antioxidants. In fact, Green Origins Acai has an amazing ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) score of 50,000 units per 100 grammes. To put this into perspective, red grapes score just 740 on the ORAC scale.
Health Benefits of Acai Berry Powder:
- Its immense antioxidant content helps maintain the body, protecting against heart disease, cancer, arthritis and premature ageing
- Its antioxidants promote recovery from serious disease
- Its fantastic combination of Omega fatty acids aid digestive and cardiovascular health
- Acai is an optimiser of the human system, which is why many of the world's greatest
athletes now include it in the dietary element of their training regimes
- Its easily-absorbed proteins help build and maintain muscle, aiding muscle recovery and tissue repair during sports training. Protein has a part to play in our fundamental biological processes
- Its dietary fibre can help avoid cancer and other serious diseases, as well as regulating blood sugar and lowering cholesterol
Acai´s high fat content means that it tends to go off much quicker than most fruit, typically within 24 hours. As soon as it is picked it is rushed to processing plants. There are several ways to process Acai flesh, but by far the best is freeze-drying. This involves rapidly freezing berry pulp then warming and depressurising it to vaporise the frozen water content. The result is a powdered product that contains as much as possible of the fresh fruits nutrition, in a light and portable form that is perfect for global export. Green Origins Acai is also incredibly concentrated, as over 20kg of berries is processed to produce 1kg of freeze-dried powder.
Add 3-6 grams of powder to your favourite milk, juice or smoothie. Refrigerate after opening, but do not freeze.
Warning:
This product should not be used a a substitute for a balanced and varied diet. As with all food supplements you should consult a physician before using this product if you are being treated for any medical condition, are pregnant or nursing. If you experience adverse reactions discontinue use and consult your doctor. Suitable for vegetarians. Keep out of the reach of children.
The acai berry powder is made from acai berries that were organically grown in the Amazonian Rainforest and is certified organic by the Soil Associaction.
Rainforest Foods works with Rainforest Concern to help raise funds for conservation as well as alternative income generation, health and education projects in various forest regions across the world.
100g Acai Powder contains:
- 9,1 g Protein
- 33,35mg Total Carbohydrates
- 11,86g Dietary Fiber
- 0,98g Sugars
- 42g Total Fat
- 10g Saturated Fat
- 0g Trans Fat
- 27g Monounsaturated Fat
- 5g Polyunsaturated Fat
- 179mg Sodium
- 547 Calories (378 Calories from Fat)
Vitamins:
- 7.087 I.U. Vitamin A
- 295mg Vitamin C
Fatty Acids:
- 320mg Omega 3
- 4.695mg Omega 6
- 25.880mg Omega 9
Minerals:
- 329mg Calcium
- 6,13mg Iron
Phytonutrients:
- 4500mg/100g Phenolics
- 490mg/100g Anthocyanins
- 47800 mole TE/100g ORAC
Ingredients:
Organic freeze dried Acai Berry powder
Guaranteed pure and free from additives:
- free from lactose, gluten, sugar, salt, eggs, yeast
- free from wheat and dairy products
- free from artificial colors and preservatives
- free from genetically modified substances
- free from animal products
- suitable for Vegetarians, Vegans and Diabetics
Please enter a quantity before clicking "Add to Shopping Cart".
Please reduce the quantity to the available units.