NHC - Acai

WARNING: DO NOT BUY LIQUID ACAI
UNTIL YOU READ THIS

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Juice Processing and Additives

Liquid health drinks are pasteurized (traditional or flash) to prevent them from deteriorating and becoming rancid before the product is opened and consumed. While this may seem like a good idea, it causes some problems if not done correctly:

Flash pasteurization is the process of heating the liquid for approximately 15–30 seconds and then immediately cooling it. By only briefly subjecting the acai to high temperatures, most -- but not all -- taste and color changes are avoided. Flash pasteurization is preferred to other methods because it kills most microbes and destroys only some of the beneficial phytonutrients found in acai.

When Natural Home Cures conducted studies through an independent research lab in Calgary Alberta between the acai juice and the acai dry powder the following results were found:

Diabetics: Acai juice is very rich in natural and man-made added sugars. These sugars can have an adverse reaction towards diabetics and those consuming diabetic medication. Diabetics should use extreme caution when consuming acai juice. On the other hand, acai in dry powder form was found to cause no adverse reactions.

Acai juice blocks the effects of the body’s naturally produced histamines. These are essential because they increase blood flow to injured or 'invaded' parts of the body. Suppression of histamines can cause a major disruption in essential metabolic responses and therefore caution should be used when consuming acai juice. 

In our study, we did not find evidence to suggest that acai powder blocks naturally produced histamines.

In addition to the problem noted above, greedy suppliers, brokers, and manufacturers frequently stretch small amounts of genuine acai extract or powder into dozens or even hundreds of liters of finished acai liquid drink while reaping substantial and often obscene profits. The taste of your acai juice or drink   could well be due to other fruit juices, citric acid, sodium benzoate, and artificial flavors added during the manufacturing process of that drink.

Reconstituted Juice

To make matters worse, most acai juice is reconstituted from acai concentrate back into a liquid thereby destroying much of the inherent beneficial nature of the fruit due to the pasteurization and manufacturing processes the ingredients go through. Often flavors and preservatives are added to allow the product to keep from spoiling for indefinite periods once opened. Actual milligrams of active ingredient -- the xanthones and anthocyanins -- in a whole bottle of acai "health" juice may be far less than what the average person would consume by eating 20 blueberries or blackberries per day.

Manufacturers that supply freeze-dried powder concentrate are able to maintain the integrity of the original acai berry fruit. Freeze-drying ensures the manufacturing process does not interfere with the beneficial properties of the acai. it also side-steps the destructive pasteurization process needed for liquids to ensure they keep for long periods. It makes sense to use a product which is freeze-dried as it is light and easy to ship yet retains its beneficial properties.

This is why we at Natural Home Cures do not recommend buying any acai which comes in the liquid form.  Instead, look for a supplier that sells acai in powder or capsule form as it takes 12 or more bottles of acai liquid to equal one 30-capsule bottle of acai powder in terms of the active in active ingredient -- anthocyanins.


It is not Natural Home Cures' position to compete over any current company that markets acai; if you are currently consuming acai with success, please continue to use that company's product.  Below is a comparison between two well-recognized acai suppliers and Natural Home Cures' acai. We simply want to give you the knowledge to make an informed consumer-purchasing decision.  We have listed only the first letter of the companies names; Although, with a little research you will be able to quickly identify the companies.

Companies (First Letter of Name)
Company AP
Company M
NHC
Price/bottle
$49 + S/H
$45 + S/H
$30.00 inc S/H
Quantity (ounces or capsules)
25 ounces
25.35 ounces
120 capsules
Acai mg/ounce or mg/capsule
500 mg/ounce 1000 mg/ounce
333 mg/capsule

Acai mg/bottle

12,500
25,350
39,960
Equivalent bottles needed to match
the Acai in one bottle of NHC

3
1 1/2
1
Product pasteurized or reconstituted
Yes
Yes
No
Additives or preservatives added
Yes
Yes
No
Price you would need to pay to equal
one bottle of Natural Home Cures Acai

$147 + S/H
$67.50 + S/H

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