What Makes Acai a Superfood

A superfood is something which has a large quantity of nutrients and is well promoted. This means that it is a product that everyone is talking about, every one wants to try because of it being so healthy.

Acai berrydoes contain more antioxidants than apples, cranberry and orange, for example which means that if you believe it is beneficial to consume antioxidants in this form then it could be a useful product for you, but there are some fruits which do provide us with more.

It also has a great deal of fibre – 44% of the fruit, which is great, but as the fruit is often consumed as a juice then this is irrelevant. It contains other nutrients as well including omega 6 and omega 9, vitamin E, vitamin C, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B2, Vitamin K as well as anthocyanins, polyphenols and phytochemicals.

With this long list of nutrients then it is no wonder that people are impressed by the fruit and want to consume it and that is what the marketers are working hard on to encourage.

The marketing is pretty much what has made acai a superfood or superfruit as some refer to it.

The fact that everywhere you look you can find articles listing the nutritional benefits and lists of the nutrients in the product is what is making it so popular. Reports of scientific studies which have found positive effects of taking acai berry in various forms have also added to the positive hype and therefore making acai widely recognised as a superfood.

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