As knowledge of the medical benefits offered from the acai berry continues to be spread across the United States in ever widening circles, more and more products featuring the wonderfood are introduced into the market at alarming rates. Even though most acai fruit consumers typically purchase acai products in juice form, featuring pulp either mixed with a number of other fruit juices or simply by itself, consumers are now seeing a number of non-conventional products that offer acai as one of their main ingredients. But what are these new products, and what health benefits do they offer? And most importantly, should they be purchased at all?
Arguably the most outrageous acai product currently on the market is an unlikely food: chocolate candy. The manufacturer, Xocai, currently offers a number of acai infused chocolates including chocolate cookies, berry and chocolate nuggets, chocolate squares, and even a chocolate shake mix. Each one of Xocai's acai infused products are guaranteed to include genuine berries (either in extract or in powder form), and offer a number of the nutrients that normal acai products also offer. But the Xocai chocolate and acai products, though they are healthy snack alternatives, are not the best alternative for those looking for a product offering the maximum amount of acai vitamins and nutrients. Just as a number of other health snacks offer a high percentage of nutritional value, they are not meant to replace other, more conventional, health products. If you are looking for a healthy snack with a boost of the ultra-nutritional acai berries, then Xocai could be perfect for you—especially if your sweet tooth craves chocolate over vanilla every time!
Although not as outrageous as acai infused chocolate, this product is quite different than all of the well-known acai juice drinks currently on the health foods market. Manufactured by Sambazon, one of the biggest companies offering acai products, Pure Acai is essentially a raw, frozen slush of acai berries. Pure Acai comes in packages containing four individual packs of the slush, and included on the packaging are handy smoothie recipes to turn Pure Acai into a delightful, frozen treat. What is truly great about this Sambazon product is that the form it is offered in is very close to the form of the raw fruit. Also, the way in which the company processes the pulp incorporates as little additives as possible, thus making for a very pure, organic product—just as any acai product should be.
For those interested in adding the amazing benefits of the acai berries to their diet, they have a large and growing number of products to consider—anything from acai chocolate chunks to acai smoothie mix. The most important thing to consider when choosing the right product, though, is that just about any amount of acai added to the diet can make a considerable difference. Here's to health and the powerful acai berries!
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