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The cabbage palm, Euterpe edulis, also, Jucara palm, or Assei palm, or Assaipalme Acaí, is a palm tree, which occurs mainly at the lower Amazon, especially in the Brazilian state of Para. Be used by both the palm hearts of palm and its fruit. The hearts of palm (say palmito) be pulled from the upper trunk. For each plant, an approximately one meter long heart to be won, for which the entire palm must be chopped off. The practice of palm heart extraction leads to the decimation of many places of natural acaí stocks.
The fruits are used for preparing a nutritious juice (vinho). It is an important dietary component for the rural population in the flooded areas of the Amazon. The juice has a rich component of calcium, phosphorus and iron. Acai is traditionally eaten by the poorer population in Pará with fish or tapioca (cassava).
Recently joins Acaí for fitness-oriented middle class because of its nutritious properties to increasing interest, so the fruit conquers new markets in southern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo).
What is so special about Acaí? Pure is the berry to put it mildly, unpalatable. Earthy taste her juice, with a hint of cocoa and cinnamon. In conjunction with sweet orange, Guaraná or apple juice already sees the different from, the açaí tastes is less obtrusive. A Acaí Guaraná Drink tastes but always still bitter, but acts pleasantly refreshing. Thus, this drink is became a party, livestyle and healthy drink in Amerika and other countries.
The up to six-pound fruit harvested four times a year from the cabbage palm. The only color red berries deep black when they are fully ripe. The Acaí diameter is approximately one meter.
For thousands of farmers in the Amazon Acaí is the staple food and source of income. A significant side effect: The care and cultivation of the cabbage palm prevents further clearing of the rainforest.
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