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Tuesday, 12 September 2006
A Berry Exciting Discovery
First it was beetroot, then came cranberry and then pomegranate. Now there's a new super-food in town, believed to be the healthiest fruit on the planet. The Açaí berry (pronounced "ah-sah-yee") is native only to the Brazilian area of the Amazon rainforest. Açaí is a small, dark purple wonder-berry, found to have twice the cancer-beating antioxidants of blueberries.

Açaí berries are also rich in Omega 6 and Omega 9 fatty acids, which are rarely found in fruit. They are also low in calories and contain fibre, calcium and vitamins. The berry astonighingly contains 33 times the cholesterol fighting "anthocyanin" than a glass of red wine. Doctors say they help to fight leukaemia as well as premature ageing and the berries are even believed to increase libido! The berry has already built up a band of celebrity fans including Oprah Winfrey, Formula 1 driver Rubens Barrichello, Andre Agassi, the singer Sting and former model Gisele Bundchen.