Acai (frozen) 4x100g
 
100% fruit pulp
 
Euterpe oleracea

Açaí is a palm tree widespread in the Amazonas region, whose fruit is a blue-violet berry with very distinctive taste.Given its very high solids content, açaí is diluted before commercialization. Depending on the level of dilution, açaí is classified in raw açaí pulp, gross, medium and fine açaí, with decreasing levels of solids. Brazilian law prescribes for the aforementioned categories of açaí minimum solids of 40%, 14%, 11% and 8%, respectively.

It is considered a “superfood” thanks to its exceptional functional values:

Açaí is a good source of monounsaturated fatty acids, particularly of oleic and palmitoleic acids (fatty acids that are not synthesized by the human body), as well as of precursors of vitamin A (350 µg RE/100 g of dry substance).
Açaí has an high content of flavonoids, especially of 2 antocyanidines (cyanidine-3-O-β-glucoside and rutinoside) and of other substances such as phytosterols (β-sitosterols). The first ones are antioxidants and thus considered helpful in protecting from cardio-vascular diseases and some type of cancer.
Chemical-Physical and Nutritional average values for 100g
NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES
Values per 100g    NRV* %
Energy    66 Kcal - 274 kJ    
Proteins    2,0 g    
Carbohydrates    4,0 g    
Fats    4,5 g    
- of which saturated    25%    
- Unsaturated    63%    
- Polyunsaturated    12%    
ORAC    5500 µmol TE    
Polyphenols    0,5 g    
CHEMICAL-PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Values per 100g
Total solids    11 g
Soluble Solids    5 °Brix
Acidity (Citric Acid)    0,4 g
* NRV = Nutrient Reference Values