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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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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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The FTC handed down an $ 80 million judgement in
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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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
2097:"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"
1559:. 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
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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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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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2507:"Clinical Feasibility of Açai (Euterpe olerácea) Pulp as an Oral Contrast Agent for Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography"
2124:"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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1963:"'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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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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352:. Açaí palms are tall, slender trees growing to more than 25 m (82 ft) tall, with
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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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with low sugar levels, and the fat portion consisted of
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2282:"CSPI Warns Consumers about Web-Based Açai Scams"
1520:"Cultivar de açaizeiro BRS Pará – Portal Embrapa"
577:state that "the relative contribution of dietary
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2616:"How Açaí Helped Save Amazonian Forests"
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1263:Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
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2597:An encyclopedia of cultivated palms
2389:Dyer, A. P. 1996. Latent energy in
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2438:Cheeseman, G-M. (December 2010).
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340:The species is native to eastern
2908:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:666941-1
2351:Mart.): a fruit of the Amazon".
2243:Kugel, Seth (24 February 2010).
1467:Vargas Jones J (13 March 2024).
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1961:James, SD (12 December 2008).
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2417:10.1016/0378-8741(84)90001-1
2021:. King5 News. Archived from
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1283:International Business Times
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691:In the 1980s, the Brazilian
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2149:de Santana, A.C. (2017).
1839:10.1365/s10337-004-0305-x
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1228:10.1023/A:1025966613562
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598:cyanidin 3-O-rutinoside
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2962:Trees of South America
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1796:(1 Suppl): 230S–242S.
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2632:from an article by
1630:Int J Food Sci Nutr
1286:. 10 September 2009
1132:(Online ed.).
1062:Japanese açaí candy
934:protocatechuic acid
828:populations in the
628:Nutritional content
478:Child labor concern
364:and promotion as a
2472:Magn Reson Imaging
2353:Arch Latinoam Nutr
2249:The New York Times
1944:The New York Times
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1082:Euterpe precatoria
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210:Euterpe brasiliana
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2661:Taxon identifiers
2570:10.1021/jf035189n
2558:J Agric Food Chem
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2314:J Agric Food Chem
2280:(23 March 2009).
2044:Colapinto, John.
2025:on 31 August 2009
1891:10.1021/jf060976g
1878:J Agric Food Chem
1871:Euterpe oleraceae
1555:Simon PW (1996).
1493:DuVal, A (2010).
1318:978-1-4087-0615-2
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98:Angiosperms
2951:Categories
2877:Plant List
2223:AFAR Media
2107:2 November
2081:2 November
1353:holeraceus
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1094:References
955:Other uses
879:See also:
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762:Ver-o-Peso
752:Production
654:oleic acid
614:isovitexin
579:flavonoids
502:Few named
492:rainforest
413:holeraceus
378:Portuguese
237:L.H.Bailey
229:Barb.Rodr.
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2257:0362-4331
2204:150562421
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1362:oleraceus
1236:1573-1642
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899:cosmetics
848:açaí bowl
839:Açaí bowl
805:cosmetics
803:, foods,
801:smoothies
687:Marketing
681:vitamin A
666:vitamin C
610:taxifolin
508:varieties
504:cultivars
498:Cultivars
419:oleraceus
327:Arecaceae
323:palm tree
319:oleracea,
308:Nheengatu
256:açaí palm
162:Species:
144:Arecaceae
68:Kingdom:
2916:Tropicos
2830:10722842
2817:666941-1
2678:Wikidata
2578:15030208
2539:19820489
2492:15062934
2365:17824205
2334:18522407
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1971:Archived
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889:Açai oil
881:Açaí oil
875:Açaí oil
634:calories
606:orientin
567:in vitro
529:BRS-Pará
488:machetes
484:laborers
456:endocarp
452:mesocarp
444:panicles
408:oleracea
342:Amazonia
221:O.F.Cook
201:Synonyms
140:Family:
134:Arecales
111:Monocots
2921:2401358
2778:5293398
2752:1100375
2734:Ecocrop
2425:6727398
2262:10 July
2228:10 July
1290:20 June
999:Gallery
995:agent.
826:Caboclo
722:waned.
670:calcium
642:protein
636:, 52 g
583:in vivo
519:estuary
448:exocarp
388:ĩwasa'i
354:pinnate
317:Euterpe
155:Euterpe
150:Genus:
130:Order:
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2992:Drupes
2890:PLANTS
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346:swamps
245:Dugand
2895:EUOL2
2825:IRMNG
2791:16475
2765:ETQOL
2726:3DCLF
2451:1 May
2200:S2CID
2128:Globo
1843:S2CID
1655:S2CID
1606:S2CID
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1383:oler-
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1368:holus
1358:prop.
1240:S2CID
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426:Fruit
397:delta
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105:Clade
92:Clade
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2977:Açaí
2903:POWO
2851:NCBI
2838:ITIS
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2786:GRIN
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2708:BOLD
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