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gives rise to the local legend of how the plant got its name. The folklore says that chief Itaqui ordered all newborns put to death owing to a period of famine. When his own daughter gave birth and the child was sacrificed, she cried and died beneath a newly sprouted tree. The tree fed the tribe and
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Comprising 80% of the fruit mass, açaí seeds may be ground for livestock food or as a component of organic soil for plants. Planted seeds are used for new palm tree stock, which, under the right growing conditions, can require months to form seedlings. Seeds may become waste in landfills or used as
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Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to various food(s)/food constituent(s) and protection of cells from premature aging, antioxidant activity, antioxidant content and antioxidant properties, and protection of DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage pursuant to
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Brondízio, Eduardo S.; Safar, Carolina A.M.; Siqueira, Andréa D. (1 March 2002). "The urban market of Açaí fruit (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) and rural land use change: Ethnographic insights into the role of price and land tenure constraining agricultural choices in the Amazon estuary".
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for centuries. The fruit is processed into pulp for supply to food product manufacturers or retailers, sold as frozen pulp, juice, or an ingredient in various products from beverages, including
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to (...) antioxidant function in vivo is likely to be very small or negligible". Unlike in controlled test tube conditions, anthocyanins have been shown to be poorly conserved (less than 5%)
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about 7–10 mm (0.3–0.4 in) in diameter. The seed makes up about 60–80% of the fruit. The palm bears fruit year round but the berry cannot be harvested during the rainy season.
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Alberto; de Almeida Troncon, Luiz Ernesto; de Oliveira, Ricardo Brandt; Baffa, Oswaldo; de Araujo, Dráulio Barros (September 2009).
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January 2012 against five companies that were marketing açaí berry supplements with fraudulent claims that their products promoted
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thousands of consumers had trouble stopping recurrent charges on their credit cards when they canceled free trials of some açai-based products. In 2003, American celebrity doctor
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Pacheco-Palencia LA, Mertens-Talcott S, Talcott ST (June 2008). "Chemical composition, antioxidant properties, and thermal stability of a phytochemical enriched oil from Açaí (
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726:, but such extravagant marketing claims regarding açaí as miracle cures for everything from obesity to attention-deficit disorder were challenged in subsequent studies.
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There are two harvests: one is normally between
January and June, while the other is between August and December, producing larger volumes. In 2022, the state of
2086:"Internet Marketers of Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills and "Colon Cleansers" to Pay $ 1.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising and Unfair Billing"
1548:. Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
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Lotito SB, Frei B (2006). "Consumption of flavonoid-rich foods and increased plasma antioxidant capacity in humans: cause, consequence, or epiphenomenon?".
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Murrieta RS, Dufour DL, Siqueira AD (1999). "Food consumption and subsistence in three
Caboclo populations on Marajo Island, Amazonia, Brazil".
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As of 2009, there is no scientific evidence that açaí consumption affects body weight, promotes weight loss or has any positive health effect.
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De Rosso VV, Morán Vieyra FE, Mercadante AZ, Borsarelli CD (October 2008). "Singlet oxygen quenching by anthocyanin's flavylium cations".
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Lichtenthäler R, Rodrigues RB, Maia JG, Papagiannopoulos M, Fabricius H, Marx F (February 2005). "Total oxidant scavenging capacities of
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as major anthocyanins (3.19 mg/g). The powdered preparation was also reported to contain twelve flavonoid-like compounds, including
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about 25 mm (1 in) in circumference, similar in appearance to a grape, but smaller and with less pulp and produced in branched
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2496:"Clinical Feasibility of Açai (Euterpe olerácea) Pulp as an Oral Contrast Agent for Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography"
2113:"Caminhos do açaí: Pará produz 95% da produção do Brasil, fruto movimenta US$ 1,5 bi e São Paulo é o principal destino no país"
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marketed açaí as an energy drink or as crushed fruit served with granola and bananas; this demand led to the building of
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is pulpy and thin, with a consistent thickness of 1 mm (0.04 in) or less. It surrounds the voluminous and hard
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1952:"'Superfood' açaí may not be worth price: Oprah's Dr. Oz says açai is healthy but no cure-all; Dieter feels ripped off"
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leaves up to 3 m (9.8 ft) long. The fruit is small, round, and black-purple in color. The fruit became a
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Del Pozo-Insfran D, Brenes CH, Talcott ST (March 2004). "Phytochemical composition and pigment stability of Açaí (
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Williams RJ, Spencer JP, Rice-Evans C (April 2004). "Flavonoids: antioxidants or signalling molecules?".
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of the ripe fruits is a deep purple color, or green, depending on the kind of açaí and its maturity. The
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only began in the mid 1990s along with the popularization of other
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in which the berries do not change color, but remain green when ripe. This is believed to be due to a
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Gallori, S. (2004). "Polyphenolic
Constituents of Fruit Pulp of Euterpe oleracea Mart. (Acai palm)".
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Silva, S. & Tassara, H. (2005). Fruit Brazil Fruit. São Paulo, Brazil, Empresa das Artes
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737:. One company, Central Coast Nutraceuticals, was ordered to pay a $ 1.5 million settlement.
341:. Açaí palms are tall, slender trees growing to more than 25 m (82 ft) tall, with
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The fruit, commonly known as açaí or açaí berry, is a small, round, black-purple
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Forests in the Neotropics: Conservation Through Sustainable Management?
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is the newest cultivar developed by the
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was called açaí because that was the daughter's name (Iaçá) spelled backwards.
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Plotkin MJ, Balick MJ (April 1984). "Medicinal uses of South
American palms".
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Marcason, W. (2009). "What is the Açaí Berry and Are There Health Benefits?".
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with low sugar levels, and the fat portion consisted of
2008:"AG warns about deceptive weight loss supplement offer"
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2234:"Açaí, a Global Super Fruit, Is Dinner in the Amazon"
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2271:"CSPI Warns Consumers about Web-Based Açai Scams"
1509:"Cultivar de açaizeiro BRS Pará – Portal Embrapa"
566:state that "the relative contribution of dietary
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506:("White") is a rare variety local to the Amazon
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2208:"The Surprising History of the Açaí Bowl"
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2605:"How Açaí Helped Save Amazonian Forests"
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1779:American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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1426:"Worldwide demand for açaí is growing"
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1252:Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
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2586:An encyclopedia of cultivated palms
2378:Dyer, A. P. 1996. Latent energy in
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1698:Free Radical Biology & Medicine
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2427:Cheeseman, G-M. (December 2010).
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1161:from the original on 18 May 2019.
329:The species is native to eastern
2897:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:666941-1
2340:Mart.): a fruit of the Amazon".
2232:Kugel, Seth (24 February 2010).
1456:Vargas Jones J (13 March 2024).
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1329:Whitney, William Dwight (1899).
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365:The common name comes from the
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1950:James, SD (12 December 2008).
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520:was developed in 2004 by the
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2512:10.1097/RCT.0b013e31819012a0
2406:10.1016/0378-8741(84)90001-1
2010:. King5 News. Archived from
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1272:International Business Times
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680:In the 1980s, the Brazilian
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435:of 500 to 900 fruits. The
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2138:de Santana, A.C. (2017).
1828:10.1365/s10337-004-0305-x
1632:10.1080/09637480500082082
1573:10.1080/10715760802506349
1118:Oxford English Dictionary
1001:A grove of açaí palms in
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2090:Federal Trade Commission
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1217:10.1023/A:1025966613562
1123:Oxford University Press
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605:, scoparin, as well as
587:cyanidin 3-O-rutinoside
560:Linus Pauling Institute
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2951:Trees of South America
2623:The Nature Conservancy
1792:10.1093/ajcn/81.1.230S
1785:(1 Suppl): 230S–242S.
1616:Mart. (Açaí) fruits".
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231:Euterpe cuatrecasana
2621:from an article by
1619:Int J Food Sci Nutr
1275:. 10 September 2009
1121:(Online ed.).
1051:Japanese açaí candy
923:protocatechuic acid
817:populations in the
617:Nutritional content
467:Child labor concern
353:and promotion as a
2461:Magn Reson Imaging
2342:Arch Latinoam Nutr
2238:The New York Times
1933:The New York Times
1247:Ferreira, A. B. H.
1071:Euterpe precatoria
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843:Dietary supplement
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720:Nicholas Perricone
686:cottage industries
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215:Euterpe badiocarpa
199:Euterpe brasiliana
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2650:Taxon identifiers
2559:10.1021/jf035189n
2547:J Agric Food Chem
2315:10.1021/jf800161u
2303:J Agric Food Chem
2269:(23 March 2009).
2033:Colapinto, John.
2014:on 31 August 2009
1880:10.1021/jf060976g
1867:J Agric Food Chem
1860:Euterpe oleraceae
1544:Simon PW (1996).
1482:DuVal, A (2010).
1307:978-1-4087-0615-2
1129:(Subscription or
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911:procyanidin
907:polyphenols
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698:counterfeit
665:, and 1002
649:(24%), and
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548:antioxidant
495:exist, and
455:Cultivation
355:health food
351:urban areas
347:staple food
339:floodplains
278:Portuguese:
113:Commelinids
87:Angiosperms
2940:Categories
2866:Plant List
2212:AFAR Media
2096:2 November
2070:2 November
1342:holeraceus
1133:required.)
1083:References
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568:flavonoids
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794:cosmetics
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670:vitamin A
655:vitamin C
599:taxifolin
497:varieties
493:cultivars
487:Cultivars
408:oleraceus
316:Arecaceae
312:palm tree
308:oleracea,
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864:Açaí oil
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595:orientin
556:in vitro
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477:machetes
473:laborers
445:endocarp
441:mesocarp
433:panicles
397:oleracea
331:Amazonia
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190:Synonyms
129:Family:
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2910:2401358
2767:5293398
2741:1100375
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2251:10 July
2217:10 July
1279:20 June
988:Gallery
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711:waned.
659:calcium
631:protein
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572:in vivo
508:estuary
437:exocarp
377:ĩwasa'i
343:pinnate
306:Euterpe
144:Euterpe
139:Genus:
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2981:Drupes
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2780:16475
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1832:S2CID
1644:S2CID
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