Acai Powder (100g) - Sambazon Freeze Dried

The Acai Berry is more than a rich source of antioxidants. Acai berries contain high levels of anthocyanins, the same purple pigment found in red grapes, blueberries, and purple corn. Acai is also a great source of protein, vitamins, and essential minerals. And we love acai for all the gorgeous fatty acids it contains as well!

Although this purple powder is derived from the acai berry, it is not very sweet in taste, but has a very rich dark flavour, reminiscent of black olives. It is popular in juice form, although fresh acai deteriorates quickly, so most acai found in the UK has been pasteurised and is not raw.

Eat as much as you want to indulge yourself with!

Acai is a small purple rainforest berry, regarded widely as one of the Earth's most nutritious foods. It combines abundant antioxidants, healthy omega fats, amino acids and dietary fibre, with a rich, cocoa-and-fruit taste. Acai boosts energy and strengthens the immune system, which is why it has recently become a dietary sensation among world-class athletes.

The fruit of the Acai palm, or euterpe oleracea, Acai is a small purple berry. Originally a wild tree, it is farmed by local farmers in the Brazilian Amazon region. Acai has been for centuries one of the staples of the local diet, and has only recently been introduced to an export market.

Raw Living Acai is sourced direct from a company that is widely regarded as one of the very best Acai suppliers in the world. Our suppliers' founders discovered Acai during a Millennium-Eve surfing trip, and have since created a FairTrade-accredited supply chain that benefits thousands of local families while protecting the Amazon rainforest through sustainable agriculture. A portion of all profits made by our supplier are returned to the Amazon to promote education, provide health care and to enable the protection of the rainforest. Our supplier has won major awards for its approach.

Acai has a significant nutritional profile, providing calcium, iron, protein and dietary fibre. It is also a potent source of antioxidants. In fact, Raw Living Acai has an amazing ORAC score of 50,000 units per 100 grammes. To put this into perspective, red grapes score just 740 on the ORAC scale.

Health benefits of Acai berry

Its immense antioxidant content helps maintain the body, protecting against heart disease, cancer, arthritis and premature ageing
Its antioxidants promote recovery from serious disease
Its fantastic combination of Omega fatty acids aid digestive and cardiovascular health
Acai is an optimiser of the human system, which is why many of the world's greatest athletes now include it in the dietary element of their training regimes
Its easily-absorbed proteins help build and maintain muscle, aiding muscle recovery and tissue repair during sports training. Protein has a part to play in our fundamental biological processes
Its dietary fibre can help avoid cancer and other serious diseases, as well as regulating blood sugar and lowering cholesterol

Acai’s high fat content means that it tends to go off much quicker than most fruit, typically within 24 hours. As soon as it is picked it is rushed to processing plants. There are several ways to process Acai flesh, but by far the best is freeze-drying. This involves rapidly freezing berry pulp then warming and depressurising it to vaporise the frozen water content. The result is a powdered product that contains as much as possible of the fresh fruit’s nutrition, in a light and portable form that is perfect for global export. Raw Living Acai is also incredibly concentrated, with over 20kg of berries processed to produce 1kg of freeze-dried powder.

* Free delivery to most of the UK for all orders over £150 (net of vat) *

* Please note: While the vast majority of orders placed before midday are dispatched the same day, this is not guaranteed. Next day delivery is the service we have with the courier once we've dispatched your order, it does not guarantee that your order arrives the day after you place your order. *

Postage rates

All orders up to 2kg (1.8kg plus packaging*) will normally be sent via Royal Mail. The prices are:

Europe £3 / 500g (with mainland UK capped at £6)

Rest of the world £6 / 500g
Except orders up to 200g: £3.00

Courier rates

Orders over 2kg & under 25kg (including all packaging*) will be sent by courier

Mainland UK £6 (*free over £150 - and up to 25kg)
(excluding Islands & Highlands)

For UK Highlands & Islands of Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man & Isle of Scilly - please select EU 'Zone B'

(ie. if your postcode begins with AB, BT, DD, DG, EH, FK, G, HS, IM, IV, KA 27-28, KW, KY, ML, PA 20-49, PA 60-78, PH 17-26, PH 30-44, PH 49-50, TD, TR 21-25, ZE)

Jersey & Guernsey have a separate category for 2kg-10kg, most orders under 2kg will be posted.

For most other countries within the EU, the rates are as follows:

£13.50: Benelux, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland (Republic of), N. Ireland

£23.50: Austria, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain

£32.50: Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland

£40: United states, Canada - £40 for 2kg-5kg, then £50 for 5kg-10kg

For orders over 25kg, please call +44 (0)1243 523335, or email melissa@rawliving.co.uk for discounted prices and for carriage rates.

If you do not see your destination country listed, please email melissa@rawliving.co.uk , or call +44 (0)1243 523335 and we will look at the best rate for the weight and value of your order.

IMPORTANT!
Some countries will not allow the import of certain products. It is the responsibility of the customer to establish what their country rules and regulations are. Raw Living cannot be held responsible for orders delayed or returned by customs. If a package is returned by customs we will be charged, and this cost, together with the original carriage cost and a 10% handling fee will be deducted from any refund requested.

_{Please note that we periodically review carriage rates and they are subject to slight changes. We do not seek to make profit from carriage and in many cases they are heavily discounted.}

_{*packaging is approx 50g on small orders up to 200g on larger orders. so for example, if you purchased 1.81kg of goods, this would be dispatched by courier and the carriage charge would be for 2kg}

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