At Sambazon, we know what a nutritional powerhouse açaí is, but don’t just take our word for it. There have been numerous scientific studies published that tout the health and nutrition benefits of this little purple berry from Brasil. In addition to outside research on açaí, we’ve been doing our own analysis on our açaí and we have tested thousands of lots of açaí berries to determine and validate their nutritional qualities.

We just completed a clinical trial that adds to the emerging scientific evidence of acai’s ability to potentially reduce some metabolic risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke. The latest study, presented during the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine on January 23, 2010, reveals promising initial results using Sambazon açaí to improve vascular health, lower fasting blood sugar levels, and lower bad cholesterol. Medicus Research recently conducted a pilot study with 10 slightly overweight, but healthy adult male and female participants (representing 1/3 of the adult American population , according to the National Center of Health Statistics). Each study participant consumed 100 grams of Sambazon® açaí frozen fruit pulp twice daily for one month. After 30 days of consuming Sambazon® açaí, participants’ fasting glucose, insulin, total cholesterol, and LDL (bad cholesterol) were significantly reduced, as compared to the baseline. In addition, in between meals increases in blood glucose levels were significantly reduced. The clinical trial results are so promising that it paves the way for further research and trials to be done using Sambazon acai. To read more about this clinical trial, click here to see our full press release.
Another exciting medical study shows the pulp of açai berries may counter the effects of a high-fat diet and reduce the risk of developing high blood cholesterol levels, says a new study with rats from Brazil. This study tested the effect of acai on rats consuming a high fat diet versus rats consuming a high fat diet without the addition of acai. After six weeks, researchers noticed the rats fed a high-fat diet and supplemented with açai pulp had lower levels of total and non-HDL cholesterol, compared to animals just eating a high-fat diet.
In 2008 a study published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry by Steve Talcott showed the effects of açaí on the bloodstream in twelve healthy volunteers. The study concluded that drinking açaí pulp improved the amount of antioxidants found in the bloodstream.
An additional human study was done by Dr. Herve Rogez, a Belgian scientist, who is considered the world’s top authority on açaí. Dr. Rogez literally “wrote the book” on açaí and works at the Universidade Federal do Pará, in Belém, Brazil where most the açaí in the world grows. He conducted a study in 2006 on 30 males to see the effects of consuming açaí juice as part of a healthy diet. His findings suggested that drinking açaí juice as part of a healthy diet has positive effects on your blood and cholesterol.
The University of Florida also conducted a study that demonstrated that açaí berries “contain antioxidants that destroyed cultured human cancer cells in a test tube.” There are more studies to be done about the effects of açaí and cancer, but this is a very exciting preliminary development for açaí berries and health.
As you can see, consuming açaí is a positive addition to any diet. More scientific and medical studies are happening on açaí frequently and each study is showing more and more positive açaí health benefits.