Acai – sometimes written as açaí – is an inch-long, reddish-purple berry that comes from a South American palm tree. While acai is relatively new to North American and European markets ...

Hailing from the tropics of South and Central America, the humble açaí berry has gained global recognition for its use in smoothie bowls, especially in the health and wellness food scenes.

Though sometimes called "açai berry," it is actually a round, dark-purple drupe (not a true berry) about the size of a grape. Long an important food for the area's Indigenous communities ...

(For reference, a small acai berry is about the same size as a large blueberry.) Acai is often called a "superfood," and for ...

Our acai product is all natural, not blended with water or ice. It’s the acai berry, a Brazilian berry,” Sisnett said. What is the acai berry? “It’s super healthy, filled with anti-oxidants.

According to nutrition experts the claims made for acai berry are not based on sound scientific research and will thus not contribute to the various uses the manufacturers link to this berry (i.e.