Absolute Acai – 4 Questions, 4 Answers
June 26, 2008 by Dr. Marcus Ettinger
Filed under Acai (Euterpe oleracea)
Max,
1. Very important-is there any naturally occurring caffeine in your product? – No
2. Is your Acai a super concentrate or 4:1 extract? – No, Its 100% pure organic acai powder.
3. Is your Acai spray dried? - We utilize freeze drying only. At present the processing method likely to yield the most beneficial açaí berry product is lyophilization (freeze-drying). Lyophilization is widely employed in the pharmaceutical industry to stabilize drugs and extend the lifetime of their potency. The lyophilization process is a stabilizing procedure in which a substance is first frozen and then the quantity of the water within the açaí is reduced, initially by a primary drying process and then by a secondary drying process to levels that will no longer support biological activity or chemical reactions. This process avoids the five destructive factors, producing a stable material which retains a greater concentration of active, volatile constituents. Because lyophilization is the most complex and expensive form of drying, its use is usually restricted to delicate, heat-sensitive materials of high value such as our Absolute Açai.
4. Is your Acai Sambazon–does it matter as long as it’s from the Amazon? - It doesn’t matter and yes it’s from the Amazon.
Sincerely,
Marcus Ettinger DC, BSc.
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