Behold The Nutrient Value Of This Humble Little Berry

By Americo Tognetti

If providing more fuel for your athletic fire or being able to up your game is what you are looking for then you are more than likely to be searching for a product rich in antioxidants and nutrients. This, of course, will also help you to recover at a faster speed and allow your stamina to last longer whilst partaking in your sport.

Would you like to do all of this at the same time as taking the rain forest into consideration? Well, it can be done by using a deliciously refreshing and energising product which is sure to make caffeine a drug of the past. It tastes just like chocolate yet has a hint of fresh ripe berries.

Sound wonderful? Before we tell you what it is, why don't we tell you a little about it? If you lead a high powered active lifestyle and would like increased stamina and strength, or if you just lead a busy career and would like more energy for the things you love such as sports and exercise, then this super food is for you.

As a freeze dried powder containing in the region of 500 calories, 8 grams of protein, 32 grams of total fat, 44 grams of fibre, and 52 carbohydrates per 100 gram portion recent studies have shown this miracle food gives you all the fibre an adult needs in twenty four hours as well as the sufficient nutrients of a full meal.

This super rich chocolaty food contains high levels of vitamin A, along with nineteen essential amino acids and six fatty acids one of which inhibits the absorption of dietary cholesterol.

In this super foods dark purple skin where found antioxidants ten times higher than wild blueberries or cranberries. The flavonoid levels were similar to blueberries and the total antioxidant strength of the super food was tested to have an ORAC value of 1027 micromol TE per gram.

So would you like to know what this food with its optimising and healing secrets is? Well, it?s the acai berry, pronounced a-sigh-ee, with its deliciously fruity and chocolatey taste.

This fruit is native to Brazil and can be found growing on the Euterpe palm tree family. The natives use it for a super charge of energy and its medicinal properties are well known. The fruits and roots of this palm tree are used for treating gastrointestinal problems and illnesses and the heart is often served in salads.

The palm trees harvest at least three crops each year and the berries grow in clusters of between 70 and 80 fruits, each about an inch in size. The fruits are used by the native locals to flavour their favourite foods, sodas and ice creams.

Of course, you are not only super charging your body with high amounts of antioxidants and nutrients when you purchase your freeze dried version of this fruit pulp, but you are also keeping the locals in work. This means the Brazilians do not need to cut down the rain forest to earn a living because your purchase of acai berries along with everyone else's makes for rich commerce.

Farmland will not be cut down to make way for the acai berry as it is native to the area and neither will forestation take place as the spent palm trees provide great firewood and fuel.

The leaves from these palm trees are used to make bags, hats and thatches for the roofs and the wood works as a great source of materials for building as it is pest resistant. These uses greatly contribute to the commerce at a local level.

So now you know all about the acai berry are you ready to do your part towards saving the rain forest whilst super charging your body? Do you want to try this fabulous tasting food? If you are looking to fuel your body with the highest antioxidants and most nutritious product known to man then you are definitely ready to try the deeply rich and chocolaty acai berry right now. - 32378

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