Freeze-dried Acai

Why Freeze-dried Acai is the best choice ...
(along with organic & Fairtrade™)

The best kind of Acai product will use a freeze-dried Acai powder as the basis. This is really the only guarantee you have of reaping the most benefit from this amazing berry.

 

What does "Freeze-dried" Acai mean, and why is it the best choice

There are several ways to process Acai which you can read about here: Acai processing.

How to freeze dry Acai

The Acai berries are harvested, with the skin and pulp removed and then "flash frozen". This happens within hours of the Acai being harvested.

By flash freezing the Acai, the maximum amount of antioxidants, essential and healthy fats, fibres and proteins found in Acai are kept.

The frozen Acai is then transported to a processing plant where it is "non-thermally" dried. "Non-thermally" means that no heat is used in the drying process as this would destroy much of the nutritious value of the Acai. Instead it is now "freeze-dried", using "pressure" rather than heat to dry it.

Once freeze-dried, the Acai is ready for manufacturing and packaging.

 

Why Freeze-dried Acai is reputed to be the best quality

Freeze dried products have higher concentrations of nutrients than other processes.

This is because as the water content is removed, a rich pulp is made which has a higher nutrient concentration than the raw fruit itself.

Tests have shown that while 100 grams of fresh Acai fruit has an ORAC score (the measurement system used to count antioxidants) of 5,500, the same weight of freeze-dried Acai has an ORAC score of 34,000.

So when looking for any Acai product, your choice should be freeze dried as it guarantees the nutritional benefits of the Acai.

Pure Acai™ only uses freeze-dried Acai in all it's products.

 

What about organic status

Organic is more than just a pretty label, it may also protect your health.

By buying organic products, especially ones that we ingest, you are protecting yourself from any harmful exposure to chemicals which may be present in the growing of non-organic products.

No synthetic pesticides or fertilizers are used on the fruit or land growing the fruit. Many farms and plantations worldwide use chemicals such as DDT, PCBs, dioxin, with some pesticides even using animal fat.

Eating organic produce greatly reduces your exposure to these chemicals.

Pure Acai™ uses only organic Acai.

 

What about Fairtrade™ ethically sourced Acai

You may already be familiar with Fairtrade™, having seen many Fairtrade™ products at your local supermarket.

So what is Fairtrade about? Fairtrade is about guaranteeing that workers get paid a fair wage and decent working conditions with fair working contracts.

Fairtrade™ addresses the injustices of conventional trade, which traditionally discriminates against the poorest, weakest producers. It allows these workers to improve their lives not only for themselves, but their families and communities.

Pure Acai™ Acai powder supplier is FairTrade™ accredited.

Freeze dried Acai vs Acai Juices

More antioxidants than in Acai Juices

One important fact that has been confirmed is that the only way to preserve antioxidants in Acai is to keep them in a frozen and/or freeze dried state.

Unless science comes up with a natural way of preserving antioxidants (anthocyanins) in standard liquid format, it is not possible for Acai juices to keep an equivalent antioxidant content to the freeze-dried Acai powder used in supplements.

 

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