Wednesday, August 08, 2007

New Super Berry Found in Amazon Jungle

There's a new berry in town. With more antioxidants than red wine, blueberries and even pomegranates, the acai berry is this summer's new super food. The purple acai (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) is grown in the Amazon where it soaks up powerful amounts of healthy omega fatty acids, amino acids, and vitamins A, C and E.

You can find acai berries in Sambazon organic smoothies ($2.50 at Whole Foods), Bossa Nova juices ($2.99 at Whole Foods and Safeway) and Naked Juice's Purple Machine smoothie ($2.99-$3.99 at most food stores). Haagen-Dazs is coming out with a Brazilian Acai Berry Sorbet, and Anheuser Busch is adding it to their new 180 Blue energy drink.

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