Doctors Best Acai Berry - 120 x 500mg Vegicaps
What is Acai?
Acai is an exotic palm fruit from the Amazonian rain forest. The story of acai dates back hundreds of years to its use by the peoples of the Orinoco basin area of Brazil and was considered a treasured source of sustenance for the people.
Acai has a high nutritional value and potent antioxidant properties. Acai is one of the richest sources of anthocyanins in the world, substances known to be powerful free radical scavengers.
Features OptiAcai™
Best Acai features OptiAcai™, a potent, freeze-dried form of acai fruit. Ripe acai fruits that grow wild in the Amazon are harvested at their peak potency. The skin and pulp are separated from their seeds and dried in a unique freeze-drying process that preserves the wholesome goodness of the entire fruit, including the important anthocyanins. This helps to ensure that OptiAcai retains powerful antioxidant properties, which serve to help maintain and support cellular health.
Benfits of Antioxidant Protection
Our body produces free radicals as a by-product of many metabolic processes. Free radicals are molecules with unpaired electrons that have the potential of causing harm if not adequately neutralized by the body’s antioxidant system. While some free radical production is necessary for metabolism and detoxification, excessive amounts of free radicals may lead to compromised health.
Acai is a rich source of anthocyanins and other phenolics. Anthocyanins are compounds that have potent antioxidant activity. By neutralizing these free radicals, anthocyanins from Acai may serve to maintain the healthy function of numerous systems and organs.
Comparing the Antioxidant Power of OptiAcai™ to Cranberries
OptiAcai freeze-dried acai fruit powder has undergone numerous assays to assess its in vitro antioxidant capacity. One of the assays considered to be a standard measure of antioxidant capacity is known as the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity). When whole cranberries were tested (known to be a potent antioxidant), the results indicate that their ORAC value was 94 TE per gram. When OptiAcai™ freeze-dried acai fruit powder underwent ORAC testing, the results showed that it had the ORAC activity of a staggering 610 TE per gram, the highest of any fruit or vegetable.
The process of freeze-drying helps to strongly preserve the antioxidant compounds in the fruit, contributing to its remarkable ORAC activity.
Helps Maintain Cellular Health
While Acai has potent antioxidants as outlined above, they also confer benefits beyond their free radical scavenging activity. A number of the phytochemicals present are known to help maintain and support cellular health.
Ingredients
Encapsulated with; Modified cellulose (vegetarian capsule).
Dosage Guide
Take two to four vegicaps daily, with or without food.
Contraindications
Because of the health benefits associated with a high intake of polyphenols it is crucial to get an adequate number of servings of fresh fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. Doctor's Best Acai featuring OptiAcai™ freeze-dried acai fruit powder with its high polyphenol content can provide an invaluable supplemental source of these health-promoting compounds to a normal diet.
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