Unless you live in Brazil, you will not be able to get acai berries fresh because they spoil in a 24 hours after being picked. But, a way that you can get some acai into your diet is by taking acai supplements. These supplements give you all the benefits of the acai berry. But, like all things the proper care is needed when making these supplements.
One of the things you should try to look for when you are buying acai supplements is if they are freeze-dried. Since acai is a fruit, heat is not good for it. When they get too warm, a lot of nutritional value is ruined. Freeze-drying is much better for fruit than heat because it keeps all the nutrients in the berry.
Acai berry extracts are usually just using only a little bit of the skin and pulp. But, the way that an acai berry helps you is by using the whole fruit. They have a lot less nutrients than freeze dried acai berries. Also, try to avoid spray and drum acai berries. When a product is spray and drum it uses a lot heat to get rid of water and as we already know heat is bad for acai berries.
When you are buying acai berries you also need to be wary of scams. The biggest scams are the ones that say they give you a free trial. But, when they give you this free trial they charge up to three times the average shipping cost and sometimes they may even try to make your order other subscriptions. They may also try to sneak in a monthly bill that you would not know about unless you read the fine print in their terms.
Another thing that you should look at is the concentration of the acai berry in the product. When buying a product make sure it has a lot of acai in it. Also, make sure that the company is not using the seed because since the seed makes up 90% of the entire berry and the seed has much less nutrients in it you will not be getting all the nutrients that you think you will be getting.
So, when you are buying some acai berry supplements, remember to be careful. Do not sign up for “free” trials. Try to read the label and find out what kind of process they used for preserving the berries. Also, look for the concentration and try to avoid extracts because they are not giving you all the nutrients.