Acai Berry - Berry Radical Ingredient #3
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Our Acai Berries are wild harvested sustainably and fairly from the Amazon forest.
Açaí (ah-sigh-ee) berries contain anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are found in red wine. They are thought to contribute to the “French paradox”, i.e. France has one of the lowest incidences of heart disease of any western society despite the prevalence of smoking and a diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol. Açaí contains anthocyanins at 10-30 times the concentration of red wine.
Anthocyanins are also radiation-protective, chemoprotective, vaso-protective and anti-inflammatory agents.
References:
“Oxygan Radical Absorbance Capacity of Anthocyanins.” J. Agric. Food Chem. 1997
“Analysis and biological activities of anthocyanins.” Phytochemistry. 2003
“Phytochemical and nutrient composition of the freeze-dried amazonian palm berry, Euterpe oleraceae mart. (acai).” J Agric Food Chem. 2006
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