
Acai
Scientific names: Euterpe oleracea, Euterpe badiocarpa
Family: Arecaceae/Palmae
Alternate names: Açaï, Acai Berry, Açaï d'Amazonie, Acai Extract, Acai Fruit, Acai Palm, Amazon Acai, Amazon Acai Berry, Assai, Assai Palm, Baie d'Açaï, Baie de Palmier Pinot, Cabbage Palm, Chou Palmiste, Extrait d'Açaï, Fruit d'Açaï, Palmier d'Açaï
Actions: Anticancer, Antidiabetic
Background
Acai (Euterpe oleracea), pronounced AH-sigh-EE, is a palm tree found throughout South America. Its berries are dark purple and used to make medicine.
Acai contains antioxidants which are thought to protect cells from damage. Acai berries are believed to have more antioxidant content than cranberry, raspberry, blackberry, strawberry, or blueberry. Chemicals in acai might also reduce swelling, lower blood sugar levels, and stimulate the immune system.
People commonly use acai for athletic performance, high cholesterol, erectile dysfunction (ED), obesity, aging skin, metabolic syndrome, and many other conditions. But there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Acai contains antioxidants which are thought to protect cells from damage. Acai berries are believed to have more antioxidant content than cranberry, raspberry, blackberry, strawberry, or blueberry. Chemicals in acai might also reduce swelling, lower blood sugar levels, and stimulate the immune system.
People commonly use acai for athletic performance, high cholesterol, erectile dysfunction (ED), obesity, aging skin, metabolic syndrome, and many other conditions. But there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Safety Safety definitions
When taken by mouth: Acai is possibly safe when used for up to 3 months. It's usually well-tolerated. But be aware that raw acai juice can be contaminated with parasites. In rare cases, drinking the raw juice has been linked to outbreaks of a disease called American trypanosomiasis or Chagas Disease.
Diabetes: Acai might increase or decrease blood sugar by a small amount, but this probably isn't a big concern for most people.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: There isn't enough reliable information to know if acai is safe to use when pregnant or breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.Diabetes: Acai might increase or decrease blood sugar by a small amount, but this probably isn't a big concern for most people.
Effectiveness
Effective Effectiveness definitions
There is interest in using acai for a number of purposes, but there isn't enough reliable information to say whether it might be helpful.
Dosing & administration
As a food, the acai berry is eaten raw and as a juice. The juice is also used in beverages and in ice cream, jelly, and liqueurs.
In supplements, there isn't enough reliable information to know what an appropriate dose of acai might be. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult a healthcare professional before using.
In supplements, there isn't enough reliable information to know what an appropriate dose of acai might be. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult a healthcare professional before using.
Interactions with pharmaceuticals
Medications for diabetes (Antidiabetes drugs)
Interaction Rating=Moderate Be cautious with this combination.
Acai might lower or raise blood sugar levels. Taking acai along with diabetes medications might cause blood sugar to drop too low or reduce effects of the medications. Monitor your blood sugar closely.
Interactions with herbs & supplements
Herbs and supplements that might lower blood sugar: Acai might lower blood sugar. Taking it with other supplements with similar effects might lower blood sugar too much. Examples of supplements with this effect include aloe, bitter melon, cassia cinnamon, chromium, and prickly pear cactus.
Interactions with foods
There are no known interactions with foods.
Products
View all productsPer 6 g:
Per 6 g:
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- Magnesium glycinate
- Magnesium citrate
- Fragaria ananassa (juice) powder (Strawberry)
- Aristotelia chilensis (Maqui berry)
- Garcinia mangostana (fruit) powder
- Aristotelia chilensis (Maqui berry)
- Lycium barbarum (fruit) (Goji)
- Glycine
- Magnesium orotate
- Potassium citrate
- Taurine
- L-glutamine
- Coconut water powder
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot)
- Calcium citrate
- Natural strawberry flavour
- Levocarnitine tartrate (L-carnitine)
- Curry leaf extract
- Psidium guajava (Guava)
- Citrus limon (Lemon)
- Phyllanthus emblica
- Ocimum tenuiflorum
- Bixa orellana
- Malic acid
- Silica - colloidal anhydrous
- Pyridoxine hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)
- Calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5)
- Zinc citrate dihydrate
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
- Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3)
- Thiamine hydrochloride (Vitamin B1)
- Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)
- Folic acid
- Thaumatin
- Punica granatum
- Rubus idaeus (fruit) powder
Per 6 g (Berry):
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- L-glutamine 1 g
- N-acetyl glucosamine (NAG) 1.5 g
- L-proline 750 mg
- L-threonine 1 g
- L-serine 750 mg
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot)
- Citric acid anhydrous
- Malic acid
- Natural strawberry flavour
- Fragaria ananassa (juice) powder (Strawberry)
- Aristotelia chilensis (Maqui berry)
- Garcinia mangostana juice dry
- Lycium chinese juice dry
- Glycine
- Silica - colloidal anhydrous
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Thaumatin
- Punica granatum
- Rubus idaeus
Per 1 g:
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- N-acetylcysteine (NAC) 940 mg
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot)
- Fragaria chiloenis (juice) powder (Strawberry)
- Aristotelia chilensis (Maqui berry)
- Garcinia mangostana (fruit)
- Lycium barbarum (fruit) (Goji)
- Natural strawberry flavour
- Thaumatin
- Silicon dioxide
- Punica granatum
- Rubus idaeus (fruit) juice
Per serve (Berry Burst):
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- Rubus idaeus
- Medicago sativa
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala (sprout) powder (Broccoli)
- Buckwheat lettuce
- Chlorella vulgaris powder
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina)
- Brassica oleracea (leaf) powder (Kale)
- Spinacia oleracea
- Petroselinum crispum
- Malus (Apple)
- Ananas comosus (Pineapple)
- Pyrus communis (Pear)
- Citrus limon (Lemon)
- Citrus aurantiifolia (Lime)
- Urtica dioica
- Mentha x piperita
- Camellia sinensis
- Apium graveolens
- Cucumis sativus
- Magnesium citrate
- Potassium citrate
- L-glutamine
- Calcium citrate
- Natural flavours
- Taraxacum officinale (leaf) ext. dry
- Eleutherococcus senticosus ext. dry
- Curcuma longa ext. dry
- Withania somnifera ext. dry
- Camellia sinensis ext. dry
- Rosmarinus officinalis ext. dry
- Aloe barbadensis ext. dry
- Gardenia jasminoides ext. dry
- Piper nigrum ext. dry
- Magnesium gluconate
- Apple pectin
- Acacia sp. (fibre)
- L-alanine
- Xanthan gum
- L-histidine
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Bifidobacterium lactis
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Bifidobacterium longum
- Potassium ascorbate (Vitamin C)
- Citric acid anhydrous
- Zinc gluconate
- Ferrous fumarate (Iron)
- Manganese citrate
- Selenomethionine (Selenium)
- Vitamin D
- Chromium picolinate
Per 5 g:
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- Green banana starch
- Larix spp. powder
- Myristica fragrans (Nutmeg)
- Malus domestica (peel) ext. (Apple)
- Brassica oleracea (leaf & sprout) powder (Kale)
- Oryza sativa (Rice)
- Cinnamomum verum (bark) powder
- Schisandra chinensis (berry) powder
- Rosmarinus officinalis (leaf) powder
- Zingiber officinale (root) powder
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Vaccinium macrocarpon powder
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (sprout) powder
- Punica granatum (peel) powder
- Glucosamine hydrochloride
- Hibiscus sabdariffa (flower) powder
- Prunus serotina (fruit) ext. (Black cherry)
- Punica granatum (fruit pericarp) powder
- Raphanus sativus (fruit) powder
- Theobroma cacao (seed) powder
- Hordeum vulgare (sprout) powder
Per 7 g:
Per 5 g:
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- Marine collagen peptides 250 mg
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) 370 mg
- Linum usitatissimum (seed) flour (Flaxseed) 250 mg
- Inulin (Dietary fibre)
- Wheatgrass powder
- Sunflower lecithin
- Citrus limon (juice) (Lemon)
- Ananas comosus (Pineapple)
- Chia (seed meal)
- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C)
- Lepidium meyenii (root) powder
- Chlorella pyrenoidosa powder
- Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato)
- Apple pectin
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot)
- Citric acid anhydrous
- Citrullus lanatus (Watermelon)
- Fragaria ananassa (juice) powder (Strawberry)
- Garcinia mangostana (fruit) powder
- Punica granatum juice dry
- Carica papaya (fruit) powder
- Vaccinium macrocarpon (fruit) powder
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Lycium barbarum (fruit) (Goji)
- Aristotelia chilensis (Maqui berry)
- Silybum marianum powder
- Astragalus membranaceus (root) powder
- Equisetum arvense (herb) powder
- Laminaria digitara (Kelp)
- Silica - colloidal anhydrous
- Daucus carota powder (Carrot)
- Camellia sinensis powder
- Withania somnifera (root) powder
- Eleutherococcus senticosus (root) powder
- Echinacea purpurea (root) powder
- Melissa officinalis powder
- Taraxacum officinale (leaf) powder
- Zingiber officinale (root) powder
- Rosa canina powder
- Vaccinium myrtillus (fruit) powder
- Ulmus rubra (bark) powder
- Mushroom powder
- Kakadu plum powder
- Calcium pantothenate (Vitamin B5)
- Panax ginseng powder
- Curcuma longa (root) powder
- Backhousia citriodora (leaf) (Lemon Myrtle)
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LR-32)
- Bifidobacterium longum (BL-05)
- Thaumatin
- Ananas comosus (Bromelain)
- Protease
- Phyllanthus emblica (fruit) powder
- Morindae officinalis (fruit) powder
- Marine algae
- Zinc
- Malpighia glabra (fruit) powder
- Medicago sativa 200 mg
- Sambucus nigra (fruit)
- Vaccinium corymbosum (fruit) powder
- Cannabis sativa powder 520 mg
- Hordeum vulgare powder 200 mg
Per 7.5 g:
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) puree (Acai)
- Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (Guar gum (SunFibre®)) 6 g
- Tapioca maltodextrin
- Fragaria ananassa (juice) powder (Strawberry)
- Camellia sinensis ext. 75 mg
- Ribes nigrum (fruit) juice dry
- Lycium barbarum (fruit) (Goji)
- Acacia catechu 300 mg
- Punica granatum
- Sambucus nigra (fruit)
- Vaccinium corymbosum (fruit) powder
- Vaccinium macrocarpon
- Rubus idaeus juice
Per 5 g:
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- Schisandra chinensis (berry) ext.
- Vaccinium macrocarpon (berry) powder
- Punica granatum (fruit pericarp) powder
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (sprout) powder
- Hibiscus sabdariffa powder
- Punica granatum (peel) powder
- Malus (fibre) powder (Apple)
- Natural raspberry flavour
- Xanthan gum
- Prunus serotina (fruit) ext. (Black cherry)
- Myristica fragrans (Nutmeg)
- Brassica oleracea (leaf & sprout) powder (Kale)
- Zingiber officinale (root) powder
- Rosmarinus officinalis (leaf) powder
- Cinnamomum verum (bark) powder
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Beta vulgaris juice dry
- Malic acid
- Raphanus sativus (fruit) powder
- Theobroma cacao (seed) powder
Per 9 g:
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina)
- Chlorella pyrenoidosa powder
- Medicago sativa
- Laminaria digitara (Kelp)
- Brassica oleracea (leaf) powder (Kale)
- Vaccinium corymbosum
- Malpighia glabra
- Beta vulgaris
- Punica granatum juice dry
- Lycium chinese
- Golden pea protein (sprout) bio-fermented
- Apple pectin
- Inulin (Dietary fibre)
- Brassica oleracea (Broccoli)
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach)
- Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae (Blue-green algae)
- Rubus idaeus (berry)
- Fragaria ananassa (Strawberry)
- Hippophae rhamnoides
- Lycopersicon esculentum
- Green banana
- Bacillus coagulans (GBI-30) (GanedenBC30®)
- Marine algae
- Sea Salt
- Sunflower seed extract
- Ananas comosus (Pineapple)
- Citrus limon (Lemon)
- Linum usitatissimum (seed) (Flaxseed)
- Chia (seed meal)
- Malus (Apple)
- Lepidium meyenii
- Natural flavours
- Silybum marianum
- Equisetum arvense
- Centella asiatica
- Glycyrrhiza glabra (root)
- Althaea officinalis (root)
- Melissa officinalis
- Taraxacum officinale (leaf)
- Zingiber officinale (root)
- Withania somnifera
- Aloe barbadensis (leaf)
- Panax ginseng
- Pumpkin powder
- Sweet potato powder
- Sunflower seed
- Vaccinium macrocarpon
- Grifola frondosa (mushroom)
- Lentinula edodes (mushroom)
- Myrciaria dubia (fruit) powder (Camu Camu)
- Protease
- Amylase enzyme
- Lipase
- Cellulase
- Lactase
- Mesquite (pod) powder
- Thaumatin
- Blue spirulina
- Rubus fruticosus (Blackberry)
- Prunus salicina (Queen Garnet Plum)
Per bar:
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- Golden pea protein (sprout) bio-fermented
- Oryza sativa (Rice syrup solids)
- Cocoa mass
- Sugar
- Theobroma (oil) butter (Cacao)
- Vanilla planifolia (bean)
- Sunflower seed
- Linseed
- Fructooligosaccharides
- Chia (seed)
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot)
- Arctic sea algae
- Lycium barbarum (fruit) (Goji)
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Grape (dried) (Sultana)
- Coconut flesh (dried)
- Coconut sugar
- Mango (fruit)
- Sesamum indicum (seed)
- Vaccinium corymbosum (fruit) powder
- Vaccinium macrocarpon
- Theobroma cacao (seed) powder
- Rubus idaeus
Per bar (Coconut Chocolate):
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) puree (Acai)
- Pea protein concentrate
- Oryza sativa (Rice syrup solids)
- Cocoa mass
- Sugar
- Theobroma (oil) butter (Cacao)
- Vanilla flavour
- Vaccinium macrocarpon
- Sunflower seed
- Linseed
- Mung bean (sprout)
- Oryza sativa (sprout) (Brown rice)
- Red lentil (sprout)
- Chickpea (sprout)
- Linseed (sprout)
- Millet (sprout)
- Quinoa (sprout) powder
- Chia (sprout)
- Fructooligosaccharides
- Chia (seed)
- Natural coconut flavour
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot)
- Arctic sea algae
- Lycium chinese (berry)
- Vanilla planifolia (bean)
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Mango (fruit)
- Coconut flesh (dried)
- Grape (dried) (Sultana)
- Coconut sugar
- Sesamum indicum (seed)
- Coconut oil
- Vaccinium corymbosum (fruit) powder
- Theobroma cacao (seed) powder
- Rubus idaeus
Per 6 g:
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- Theobroma cacao powder 1.92 g
- Pouteria lucuma (fruit) powder
- Mango (fruit)
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot)
- Coconut sugar
- Natural chocolate flavour
- Luo Han Guo (fruit) ext. (Monk fruit)
- Cocoa mass
- Sugar
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Arctic sea algae
- Sea Salt
- Green banana
- Inulin (Dietary fibre)
- Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
- Bacillus coagulans (GBI-30) (GanedenBC30®) 1 billion CFU
- Vaccinium corymbosum (fruit) powder
- Vaccinium macrocarpon
- Rubus idaeus
Per 8 g:
- Euterpe oleracea (berry) ext. (Acai)
- Sambucus nigra
- Fragaria ananassa (Strawberry)
- Myrciaria dubia (fruit) powder (Camu Camu)
- Rosa canina
- Hippophae rhamnoides
- Aristotelia chilensis (Maqui berry)
- Mango (fruit)
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot)
- Inulin (Dietary fibre)
- Lucuma
- Oryza sativa (Rice)
- Luo Han Guo (fruit) ext. (Monk fruit)
- Zinc
- Curry leaf extract
- Psidium guajava (Guava)
- Echinacea spp.
- Lentinula edodes (fruiting body)
- Vaccinium corymbosum (fruit) powder
- Rubus idaeus
- Artichoke inulin
- Berry flavour
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