How to Buy the Acai Berry
August 5, 2008
Looked high and low for the acai berry in local markets and at the grocer’s, but still can not locate the famed superfood acai? Well, stop since you won’t find it. You won’t find it fresh anyway unless you by chance live in the Amazon rainforest. The acai berry breaks down very fast after picking, so unless you are local to the swamps and waterways of the Amazon you will not be eating the acai berry fresh. So how can a person purchase acai then? Outside of Brazil you will find that the acai berry is frozen to prevent the continued breakdown of the all important nutritional values of the acai fruit. As a frozen product it is shipped globally to buyers, mostly companies who will take the acai to the next step, whichever that may be. Acai fruit is available to the consumer in many ways – as a fruit puree, juice, juice blend, supplement, extract, in food products or even as an alcohol. Not sure which way to buy acai? Consider first your goals in acquiring and using the acai. Just a way to get an added healthy food source into the body’s systems? Or as part of a serious health regime? If you are looking to add some goodness into the body on occasion, then you may want to try the various food products like candy, chocolates, sorbets, etc. If you are slightly more serious about what is added into your body perhaps the many juice blend products or the acai fruit puree for adding to other items such as a smoothie is a great way to get acai on a more moderate and balanced level. If you are of the inclination to take the acai berry to a serious health treatment status, either pure frozen berries, pure frozen puree, pure extract or supplements or pure juice is the route you may want to follow. Obviously, there is an option for everyone who wishes to benefits from the astounding nutritional content of the acai berry. Although you can not find fresh acai berries in your supermarket’s produce aisle, you may be able to locate it in the juice aisle or by the refrigerated juices. Acai is becoming more popular as time progresses forward so we may, depending on our location, find other products as well. Most health food stores will carry several of the other products mentioned above. If yours does not or you are not fortunate to live in an area with the larger health food stores, try search for and purchasing the product you wish to have online. Buying online for acai products carries the same warning any online shopping does. Make sure you are buying from a secure website and make sure the product you are about to purchase really is the product you think it is. Customer reviews that are shown on some websites may come in very handy when buying an unfamiliar product. For the very adventurous types, you could travel down to Brazil or the Amazon regions for a fresh acai berry!
