Acai Berry Powder

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What is Acai Berry Powder?

Acai berry powder is a processed form of the Acai berry. In the plants, they process the acai berry to turn it into a powder before freeze drying it to preserve the nutritional value of the berry itself.

Does Acai Berry Powder Still Contain The Antioxidant Properties of the Whole Fruit?

Through research it was found that the Acai Berry Powder does still contain high amounts of antioxidants. According to Wikipedia, freeze dried acai powder was found to have high antioxidant activity against superoxide (1614 units/g) and peroxyl radicals (1027 Î1/4mol TE/g) and milder activity for peroxynitrite and hydroxyl radicals.The powder was reported to inhibit hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidation in neutrophils, and to have a slight stimulatory effect on nitric oxide production by lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages in vitro.

So the short answer is yes, Acai berry powder does still contain high levels of antioxidants just like the fruit itself.

Will Acai Berry Powder Help Me Lose Weight?

One of the effects of Acai Berries and Acai berry powder alike is its profound effect on suppressing hunger. By suppressing your hunger you will wind up consuming less calories which will definitely assist you in losing weight. Even though Acai berries have been shown to help users lose weight, all weight loss regiments will see best results when they are accompanied by a balanced diet and exercise.

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Jun 15, 2010 11:18am

MaquiBerryWarning
BEWARE:

We are a major food ingredients supplier to the USA and were recently contacted by a California company wishing to sell us freeze-dried maqui berry powder manufactured from Santiago, Chile with extremely high yeast and mold counts. The manufacturer of this freeze-dried maqui berry is located in Santiago, Chile. They have been reported to be selling this product to USA based food suppliers including Sunfood.com, Garden State Nutritionals and others via their distribution network. If you are curently taking or thinking of taking maqui berry, please be aware that contaminated supplies currently exist in the market that could make you sick.