CAMETÁ, Brazil CLUSTERED high up in the slender, tilting palms of the eastern Amazon, the little purple orbs known as açaí look mighty, like blueberries that took a very wrong turn out of Maine ...

What is the acai fruit? The acai berry comes from the acai palm tree, which is found in South and Central America, primarily in rainforest environments like the Amazon.

The cargo is acai (pronounced ah-sigh-EE), the unassuming fruit of a jungle palm that has gone from Amazonian staple to global wonder-berry: a much-hyped ingredient in smoothies, sorbets ...

The cargo is acai (pronounced ah-sigh-EE), the unassuming fruit of a jungle palm that has gone from Amazonian staple to global wonder-berry: a much-hyped ingredient in smoothies, sorbets ...

The berry, fruit of the assai or acai palm (Euterpe oleracea), is processed into a thick purple colored drink. The acai is a very attractive slender and clustering palm with long feathery fronds.

The first time I ever tried acai (pron_ ah-sah-yee) in 1997, the fruit was served to me as a thick drink by an Ipixuna Indian woman, when I was living on the Amazon river for a month. Acai ...

The acai palm tree grows in parts of Brazil, Colombia and Peru, and the tree's fruit and palms have been used to support health by those that live among it.

“The fruit was traditionally collected from wild palms. Now companies have açaí plantations, and collectors are raising more açaí palms on their land, according to Antônio Cordeiro de ...

On the upside, acai contains zero grams of sugar, which is remarkable for a fruit, says Rasmussen. That means that if you’re on a low-carb diet, acai is a good way to include fruit in your diet.