Found in abundance in the Brazil’s Amazon Rainforests, the acai berry is a small berry as big as a grape, not only in size but also in looks, with a little less pulp than grapes. Pronounced as ‘ah-sigh-ee’, the acai berry fruit has been cultivated and used by the natives of Brazil for hundreds of years. The fruit consists of one large seed and is either green or purple in color depending upon its type and maturity. In the small grape-sized acai berry, 90% of the fruit consists of its seed while only the remaining 10% is pulp. When the fruit is properly matured and ready to be harvested, it is plucked in thousands followed by a special procedure to separate pulp from the seed. The result, an edible fruit extract.

Impressed by nutritional properties and health benefits of acai berry, the natives of Brazil included it into their daily diet. They also started to blend acai berry with different juices, sodas, and other beverages. The acai berry fruit with its many health benefits is consumed as a part of their diet not only by a major American population including nutritionists, scientists, and doctors.

As a result of its ever-increasing demand, a large number of companies have started production of acai berry juices and energy drinks.  Having a high fatty content, the berries tend to deteriorate fast and are therefore considered as a highly perishable food. Owing to its nutritional and health benefits not only is the pulp of the acai berry fruit is used in abundance, its seeds are also (that constitutes of almost 90% of the fruit) used for preparing manure and for feeding the livestock.

But, do you know what health benefits do this little miraculous food provides? Well, the acai berry fruit is very high in fiber and anti-oxidant content. It also has very high amount of free-radical fighting antioxidants. Therefore it would not be an exaggeration to call it the fruit having the best overall nutritional value more than any other fruit on this earth. 
It is no wonder then that the acai berry fruit is known as the “the number one super food in the world”. As it is visible by the study of Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC carried out by the USDA, the antioxidant capacities of acai berry is 167% when compared to that of 16% of apple. 32% of blueberry and 6% of banana.

So what are the health benefits of acai berry? Well, the Acai berry helps in weight loss, improves digestion, increases immunity, reduces joint pains and throat soreness, leads to sound sleep, and last but not the least, increases energy and build stamina. Not only this, its anti-oxidant properties help in fighting cancer and other terminal diseases.  It is no wonder then that many celebrities and athletes consume them daily for their anti-ageing and inflammation benefits.
According to a recent study, the fruit is rich in fat, carbohydrates, and fiber, the food also contains proteins, foilc acid, palmitic acid and linoleic acid in moderate amounts.