Acai Berry – Does It Really Work?

Acai berry (Euterpe oleracea / Euterpe cuatrecasana) is basically a drupe (fruit) of a tall, slender tropical palm reaching a height of more than 60 feet. The genus Euterpe is name. After the Greek goddess of music. The dark purple fruit, about the size of a large blueberry, is produce in branched panicles of 500 to 900 fruits. It has a single large seed that forms the major portion of the fruit and the only edible portion is the pulp surrounding the seed.

This Brazilian berry, used for centuries by the natives. Suddenly rose in popularity as a health food with anti-oxidant properties. After it was publicize in the Oprah Winfrey Show. After numerous blogs, advertisements, and intensive marketing by หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล companies, the fruit found its way into the market as a dietary supplement and a vital ingredient of beauty products.

Acai berry is toute to have many benefits. Some are as follows:

• Its anti-oxidant properties delay aging and make the skin look younger.
• It improves digestion and increases energy levels.
• It enhances male virility and improves sexual performance.
• It reduces or reverses diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other chronic illnesses.
• It helps reduce cholesterol.

Acai berry is, no doubt, a nutritious fruit. Analysis of 100g of dry powder of freeze-dried acai fruit pulp and skin reveals its nutritional content:

• Calories – 533.9
• Total carbohydrates – 52.2 g
• Dietary fiber – 44.2 g
• Sugars – low
• Protein – 8.1 g
• Total fat – 32.5 g
• Vitamin C – negligible, vitamin A – 1002U, calcium – 260 mg, iron – 4.4 mg, aspartic acid and glutamic acid.

Apart from the above nutrients, acai berry is rich in anthocyanins, a type of flavonoid compound that may have preventive and therapeutic roles in a number of diseases including diabetes and heart disease, because of its anti-oxidant properties.