What is the Acai Berry?

The Acai Berry has been growing naturally for thousands of yearsindiginously within the amazon basin, but only recently has it become known to the rest of the world. Acai grows on palm - like
trees and is found in large berry heavy clumps that are then
harvested by hand by local custodians.

These trees grow to the height of over 25 metres, with a thin
trunk with the bulk of folliage manifesting at the top of the tree.
The branches are similiar to palm like fronds, and are long and
ribbon - like in nature.

Each Acai Berry tree has a yield of approximately 20kg of fruit
every year, and much of the time the fruit is still harvested by
locals who scale the tree with nothing more than a sharp knife
and bare feet.

The Acai Berry has such a high level of bioactivity that from the
time of harvesting, there is only a window of 24 hours for
processing to occur. So within this period, the fruit must be
picked, transported, and processed - quite a challenge really!