Acai Berry 4:1 Powdered Extract (Euterpe oleracea) 10 kg (22 lbs): Q

The acaí berry comes from a palm that has a long thin trunk up to 25m high with a group of branches at the top from which hangs ribbon-like leaves. Acaí berries hang from these branches in clusters that look like groups of bluebottles. Each acai palm tree produces about 20 kg of fruit per year and the wine produced by this fruit has become the most important local product in terms of finance after wood forest products. Belem in Brazil now employs over 30,000 people on a daily basis to keep up with its enormous demand. Acai is naturally full with energy, it has a vibrant taste of berries with a hint of chocolate, is rich in proteins, fibre, vitamin E, minerals and essential Omega oils to reduce our bad cholesterol caused by our western diets. The acai berries fatty acid ratio resembles that of olive oil this is thought to be a contributing factor to low incidence of heart disease in Mediterranean populations. The acai berry contains similar properties as red wine in controlling fats in the blood and is a fair contributor to go up against the wine diets of the Mediterranean people. Known as the miracle fruit, acai berries also helps in preventing cancer due to its antioxidant properties that are five times more potent than gingko biloba. Acai berry juice has been introduced into other products like bars and health snacks to be sold at gyms and health spas. It is traditionally used in the Amazon as an energy booster for hunting and good libido. Acai is considered to be one of nature’s most complete and healthy organic foods. The acai berry is loaded with antioxidants , anthocyanins (approximately 20 times the amount in red wine), amino acids, essential omegas, fibers and protein. Some recent studies from the University of Florida indicate that Acai may prevent cancer and fight aging: "Brazilian berry destroys cancer cells in lab, UF study shows". http://news.ufl.edu/2006/01/12/berries/: Brazilian berry destroys cancer cells in lab, UF study shows Filed under Research, Health, Sciences, Agriculture on Thursday, January 12, 2006.GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A Brazilian berry popular in health food contains antioxidants that destroyed cultured human cancer cells in a recent University of Florida study, one of the first to investigate the fruit’s purported benefits. Published today in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the study showed extracts from acai (ah-SAH’-ee) berries triggered a self-destruct response in up to 86 percent of leukemia cells tested, said Stephen Talcott, an assistant professor with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. ”Acai berries are already considered one of the richest fruit sources of antioxidants,” Talcott said. ”This study was an important step toward learning what people may gain from using beverages, dietary supplements or other products made with the berries.” He cautioned that the study, funded by UF sources, was not intended to show whether compounds

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