Today, the acai berry is a household name and it is regarded as a super food by Dr. Perricone, who presented it on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Previously, there were very few people (besides natives of the Amazon jungle) who knew about this fruit and its beneficial properties. Since this time, acai berries and products derived from them have become widely popular due to their numerous health benefits.
Oprah’s guests always seem to have a powerful impact on her audiences and the general public. As usual, Oprah’s show helped make the public aware of an unknown food: the acai berry. Thus, when Dr. Perricone explained the various uses and benefits of the acai berry fruit on Oprah’s show, it resulted in its instant publicity. Dr. Perricone termed the berry “nature’s perfect energy fruit” that tastes like a mixture of various berries and chocolates. According to him, the acai berry is a natural power fruit which consists of antioxidants, minerals, vitamins, amino-acids, essential fatty acids, and more.
Dr. Mehmet Oz (Dr. Oz) also has spoken on the Oprah Winfrey Show about the acai berry. He said it is a very powerful antioxidant with twice the antioxidants of blueberries. While there are others who say the antioxidant qualities are much stronger, a well respected doctor like Dr. Oz provides credibility to the health benefits associated with acai.
Since it is not possible to get fresh acai berry (it goes stale too quickly after being picked), there are a number of acai berry products and supplements available in the market today such as acai berry extract, acai berry juice, and acai berry powder.