Açai Nutritional Properties
We all know that the ‘Mediterranean diet’ is a healthy diet rich in essential fatty acids (from olive oil) and high in anthocyanins (powerful antioxidants found in red wine). So how do we get this rich diet without guzzling down lots of wine and olive oil?
Acai, the fruit from the Amazon’s ‘tree of life’, can provide up to 30 times the amount of anthocyanins as red wine and all the beneficial fatty acids of olive oil in one all-natural and delicious package.
Yet there is so much more to this ‘Super Berry’.
Açai is:
- rich in omega 6 and 9 fatty acids
- rich in B vitamins and minerals
- an excellent source of dietary fibre
- low glycemic index (suitable for diabetics)
- gluten and caffeine free
- cholesterol free
- a rich source of anhocyanins and other phenolics and phyto-nutrients
- DELICIOUS!
Acai Nutrient Content
Acai provides essential nutritional support for your body’s vital functions.
Typical values per 100g (1 pack)
| Energy | 81 kal |
| Protein | 1.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6.3 g |
| Fat | 5.6 g |
| (of which saturates) | none |
| Cholesterol | none |
| Dietary Fibre | 4.2 g |
| Sodium | 40 mg |
| Calcium | 58 mg |
| Iron | 5.5 |
| Vitamin E | 9 mg |
| Omega 6 | 470 mg |
| Omega 9 | 1.9 g |
100g of açai only contains 81 calories.
Read a basic guide to açai.
