Thursday 13 August 2009

How To Find High-Quality Acai Berry Powder

By Travis Van Slooten

Acai berry powder is a relative newcomer to the food supplement market. Only appearing in the last few years, many people are just now hearing about it. But in the short time it has been on the American market, it has gained a tremendous amount of coverage from television shows and health specialists. Because of this, there are now numerous companies selling acai berry supplements and other products. While this makes it easy to find these products, it can make it hard to find the higher quality ones. There are a few things you should know that will help you find the best products at a great price.

What should I avoid?

Given how clever some acai marketers can be, it's important that you know how to weed out the gimmicks from the real deal. You may be surprised to learn that even inferior products can cost as much as the premium supplements. Or if they do come cheap, then there's all the more reason for you to proceed cautiously. One of the sure signs of an inferior product is if it was processed using the spray-drying technique. This process uses heat which will remove most of the nutrients found in fresh acai. In addition, they'd have to put in maltodextrin, a polysaccharide that the body absorbs as glucose.

What makes a superior acai berry product?

So that you won't waste your effort and time searching for the right acai berry powder, I'll fill you in on some of the basic things that you should be looking for. Check the label and see if it says that the supplement has been freeze-dried. As opposed to spray drying, the freeze drying method processes the fresh acai berries in low temperatures so as to preserve the fruit's nutrients. In fact, freeze dried acai can contain about 50 times more antioxidants than the spray dried product. So if it is not indicated on the label that freeze drying was used, don't buy it. Also check to see if the acai berries used were organic and wild-harvested.

Where can I get the best acai berry powder?

Finding the right acai supplement can take some time but once you do it, you'll be glad you made the effort. So many acai scams are out there just waiting for the consumer who has not done enough homework on this supplement. If a company makes exaggerated or dubious claims like weight loss miracles and celebrity endorsements, this should be a red flag for you. On the other hand, companies that information on their product, their processing methods, the source of their acai, and how they give back to the environment may be worth a second look. They give more focus on the supplement and not the marketing strategy.

Going by the best guidelines for determining quality acai berry powder products, you'll easily be able to spot the best supplements and products for the dollar!

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