acai palm fronds with berries

What is Açaí?

The Amazon Superfood ™

Açaí fruit is more than just a purple berry. In fact, it's thought to be the most powerful superfood in the Amazon. Grown on the Açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) in the floodplains of the rainforest and wild harvested by hand, this nutritional powerhouse has long been a staple of indigenous diets.

Why Eat Acai Berries?

Over the past few years, Acai berries have grown in popularity globally. It's not surprising given their amazing flavor, convenience, and potential health perks. As more people discover the Delicious Powers of Acai, we are proud to share this mighty berry with the world and reveal what makes it so special.

Acai Fruit Packs a (Healthy) Punch

CONTAINS ANTIOXIDANTS:

Açaí is rich in antioxidants like anthocyanins, which help combat free radicals and boost your immune system. This superfood also contains vitamin A, similar to other berries like blueberries and cranberries. The deep purple color of açaí is due to its anthocyanins content, which not only acts as an antioxidant but may also provide anti-inflammatory benefits. Anthocyanins are a type of flavonoid -- a class of compounds with antioxidant properties (you might recognize them from blueberries).

PACKED FULL OF HEALTHY OMEGAS 3,6,9:

The Omegas found in açaí are known to supports heart health, brain function, and healthy skin and hair with a fatty acid profile similar to that of olive oil, walnuts, and fish!

LOW IN NATURALLY OCCURRING SUGARS:

Açaí is low in naturally occurring sugars which means that you can manage your sugar intake whenever you savor this fruit.

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What Do Acai Berries Taste Like?

HEALTHY DOESN'T USUALLY TASTE THIS GOOD

If you're asking "what does acai taste like," the taste is somewhere in between mixed berries, dark chocolate, and red wine -- that’s where you can find the distinctively exotic taste of Açaí fruit. Who said healthy can’t taste exquisite?

Sambazon is the first organic and fair trade acai company in the world.

Always Organic. Always Fair Trade Certified.

From the beginning, SAMBAZON was as much about giving back to the community of harvesters and protecting the biodiversity of the Amazon as it was providing this delicious, nutritious food from Brazil to the world.

By creating our own vertical supply chain of Certified Organic and Fair Trade Açaí, we were able to do all of this, establishing a direct connection between our farmers and you along the way.

What are the Health Benefits of Certified Organic Acai?

Açaí may be hard to pronounce, but its many health benefits make it easy to love. Wild harvested by hand from the rainforest’s Açaí palm trees for centuries, this purple berry is thought to be the most powerful superfood in the Amazon. It contains free radicals-fighting antioxidants and healthy omegas 3, 6, and 9, low in naturally occurring sugars—and it's loaded with flavor! And because our Açaí is Certified Organic, our harvesters stay far away from practices that include the use of prohibited chemicals and pesticides.

PALM TO PALM

We believe in transparency. And we understand how important it is to know the food you and your family consume is of the highest quality, while also being ethically sourced, transported, and processed.

By creating our own supply chain, we can oversee every step of its journey, from the moment our fair trade food is hand-harvested and transported by riverboats, to its inspection (by hand) and environmentally responsible processing. Each time you enjoy the Delicious Powers of our Açaí, think of its journey from the palm of the tree to the palm of your hand.

How Sambazon Harvests Acai

Harvest

Local harvesters harvest our Certified Organic and Fair Trade Açaí by hand to minimize our impact on the local eco-system.

Learn about Sambazon's Palm to Palm Promise

Selection

Transported by riverboat down the Amazon, our berries are then checked for quality, color, consistency and aroma directly on our dock.

Learn about the Eco-Processing at Sambazon

Eco-Processing

Our berries are processed at two of the most advanced, eco-friendly Açaí processing plants in the world.

Sambazon Acai is nutritous, delicious and sustainable.

Serving You

This is where you come in. Enjoy the delicious, nutritious, responsibly sourced berry, and get your purple smile!

The Journey of the Açaí Berry

The Açaí berry is thought to be the most powerful of over 200 fresh fruits found in the Amazon.

Not only does it contain bountiful nutritional value, SAMBAZON also helps to protect the Amazon Rainforest and its rich biodiversity by working directly with family harvesters who wild-harvest from the Açaí palm tree. Learn about the impact you make when you purchase Açaí from SAMBAZON here.

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