Many people have heard of the acai berry and aware of the multitude of good that it can do your body. Many of these people also realize just how difficult it is to get hold of acai in its natural form — almost impossible. All that is available is processed versions of the fruit which — with the best will in the world — will always lack some of the nutrient content of the original.

And what a nutrient content acai berries have. Amino acids are excellent for your skin’s health, and acai contains as much as your body needs to look after this important part of your body. Essential omega fats help your digestive system and help to make your muscles stronger and, consequently, your body leaner. The killer ingredient in acai though is the antioxidants which it contains in spades. Antioxidants are great for generally making you feel and look healthier, and again help to prevent premature aging.

Getting all this is difficult, as I mentioned, and this is where an extract like Pure Acai can really help.

Benefits of Acai are it is easy to transport and to store, so it is cheaper than alternatives. Pure Acai can also be taken wherever you want it: you don’t have to plan your cooking around Pure Acai like you might with other products.

If you want real acai berries then you will have to go to the Brazilian rain forest Seriously. Once harvested the fruit degrades so quickly that distributors cannot get it out of Brazil without some pre-processing (or freezing) which turns it into a different product. If you’re really interested in getting as much acai as possible then you should move to the areas where they harvest the acai fruit: these people take in acai fruit comprising around 42% of their food by weight. Wow.

One of the better ways to get the acai to your grocery bag is with acai preserves. Acai preserves really are just what they sound like, and you would make them in same way that you would make strawberry or raspberry jam. And like with strawberries and raspberries, the more the better; so it is with acai preserves which contain up to 99% of their volume as acai fruit.

Pretty impressive by any standard, but phenomenal when you compare it to the alternatives which can be pills and powders said to contain acai. I would much rather have the real thing in front of me.

The good thing about the very simple way in which acai preserves are made is that the minimal processing means maximum retention of all the goodness and nutrients in the acai.