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Acai Antioxidant research - Recent research has once again put the acai palm’s fruit at the top of the list for antioxidants. The acai antioxidant levels are over 10 times that of cranberries! Discovered in the National Institute of Health in Baltimore, Maryland, the ORAC system has the acai berry rated higher than any currently tested fruit or vegetable, making it hands down one of the healthiest consumables known to man. The ORAC system, or Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, is a method of measuring the antioxidant capacities of foods.

With the acai berry having a very high antioxidant score with the ORAC system, it is one of the premier foods for people interested in the Free-radical theory of aging, or the art of staying young. Because of the high antioxidant levels in acai berries, adding the fruit to your diet will improve vitality and energy as well as block harmful oxidizing compounds from negatively affecting your body, giving you the extra boost needed to maintain your healthy lifestyle and keep your body youthful.

The acai berry can be found in various foods and drinks, ranging from granola snack mixes to yogurt to energy drinks. One popular method of consumption is a berry snack with honey, sugar, and rapadura, or sugarcane juice, mixed into a sweet, healthy candy-like food. Others prefer a salty variety of the fruit snack. Even as pleasurable snacks, these fruit treats are still extremely healthy, providing many of the needed antioxidants to keep the body in good health.

Using the TAO, or Total Antioxidant assay, scientists are able to detect the “fast-acting” and “slow-acting” antioxidant levels contained in the acai berry extract. The “fast-acting” antioxidants are measured at 30 seconds where as the “slow-acting” antioxidants are measured at 30 minutes. Acai contains higher levels of the “slow-acting” antioxidants which makes it suitable for long term health benefits.

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