Learn About The Long History of Acai

The history of Acai berry is as long as the indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest, where it has been a staple food in the diet of the people living there for time out of mind. The use of Acai berry in the diet of these peoples literally started in prehistory. It is an abundant food source and highly nutritious, and as such has been an obvious choice for a hunter gatherer society to collect and consume. Its benefits to the peoples is clear, it is a good source of fibre and protein as well as containing a number of essential fatty acids which promote robust health.

After modern colonization of Brazil and the taming of the rainforest the fruit entered the diet of the colonists, originally as a pure fruit, much as the cranberry did to the founding fathers of America. Over time it was developed into an important part of the diet of Brazilians as a puree and as an ingredient in breakfast meals. The History of Acai may never have been anything more than a unique local food source had it not been for the advances of nutritional science and the work of biologists interested in the potential of the rainforest to produce medical materials from its plants. Ever since the discovery of aspirin from the rainforest many years before biologists had been searching for other wonder drugs and nutritional foods. The history of Acai took a quantum leap when it was discovered it could suppress appetite and was high in free radical fighting nutrients. Its value in the fight against obesity and poor nutrition was cemented and the history of Acai began again, this time as a global product with serious health benefits.

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