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border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr>  <td width="100%" valign="top"> <p>The Acai berry is a super food with tremendous health benefits that includes even prevention of cancer and increased energy levels. However as this is a highly perishable fruit, it is difficult to export it from the Amazon region in Brazil to other parts of the world. </p> <p>To overcome this problem, Acai berry is freeze dried to form Acai powder. This powder has all the nutrients of fresh Acai and is used in making super food capsules. However Acai powder is made in different ways, where freeze dried Acai is the best.</p> <p>Freeze dried Acai powder is made using low heat, without any carry agents. This is why this Acai powder retains all the nutrients of Acai berry. In fact, a gram of freeze dried Acai powder equals 7 grams of fresh Acai berry. </p> <p><strong>Spray dried Acai powder</strong></p> <p>Another method of making Acai powder is by spray drying Acai berries. This process involves the heating of Acai berries to high temperatures to get rid of water in the berry. Then carriers like maltodextrin is sprayed on the Acai. </p> <p>This form of Acai powder is not a preferred form of powder as Acai berries have to be heated to high temperatures, which can kill most of the Acai nutrients. Moreover, the addition to the carrier agent maltodextrin makes 40% of the Acai powder maltodextrin and only 60%, Acai powder.</p> <p>You can tell between spray dried and freeze dried Acai powders. The cheaper and vastly inferior powder is the spray dried Acai powder. You will not be able to tell between the two based on the addition of maltodextrin as it is not mentioned in the list of ingredients of Acai powder. This is because maltodextrin is a product used in the manufacturing process, and not an official ingredient to be added in the list of ingredients.</p> <p><strong>Avoid using Acai berry extracts </strong></p> <p>Besides Acai powder, there are also Acai extracts in the market. However these Acai extracts are literally non-existent as extracts involve the isolation of an element from a plant. </p> <p>In case of Acai berry, there is nothing that can be isolated as the whole berry should be used to avail its health benefits. This means that Acai extract is not at all as effective in its health benefits like Acai powder. Acai juice is a better alternative as an Acai supplement as the Acai berry pulp is used to create Acai juice. </p> <p><strong>Use 100% Acai berry supplements </strong></p> <p>There are some companies that add additives to Acai powder, Acai juice and to Acai pills. With the addition of these additives, the health effects of the Acai berry supplement is greatly reduced. This is why it is better to avoid Acai berry supplements made with some additives in them. </p> <p>Keep a look out for Acai berry supplements with 100% Acai berry powder and Acai juice to enjoy the many health benefits of the Acai berry. 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