How to take açai powder

How to take açai powder

Let's talk about how to take Açai berry powder, a superfruit really amazing.

Açai is a plant that originates in the Amazon regions, particularly in Brazil. What is edible are its fruits, small blue-purple berries that grow in small clusters.

Even if defining them only as “edible” is an understatement! The strength of açai, in addition to the many properties that support the proper functioning of the body, is also its truly delicious flavour.

Let's find out how to best use this fruity powder!

How to eat açai, doses and frequency

This superfood is harvested and immediately processed, within a few hours, to preserve its organoleptic properties and benefits. The low temperature processing method, called freeze-dried, a cold freeze-drying, allows to obtain a powder with an intense purple colour, raw and "active".

Açai has antioxidant properties and is rich in dietary fibre, which helps the good functioning of the intestine. Not only that, it is also source of vitamin A, source of potassium, calcium and iron.

It is a 100% natural fruit, so it has no particular contraindications. Obviously, as with any other highly concentrated food, it is best not to exaggerate with the doses.

A couple of teaspoons, every day, are ideal for filling up on micronutrients!

Acai-based recipes and preparations

The flavor of açai is really pleasant, everyone likes it, even children.

This is because it is pleasantly sweet without being cloying, fruity, reminiscent of the flavor of blueberries and red fruits in general, with the addition of a hint similar to that of chocolate.

This is why it is perfect for breakfast and snacks, in desserts and desserts, even in vegan recipes.

Its main use is in the famous Açai Bowl, a rich bowl made with yogurt or fruit mousse, in which the powder is dissolved to give the classic pink colour. The bowl can then be enriched with fresh and dried fruit, seeds, chocolate, cocoa nibs and much more.

But açai is perfect in any drink, in smoothies and smoothies, in juices, for making homemade jams, in pancake and cake dough, in herbal teas and infusions.

Açai Chia Pudding

Preparation time: ~7 min

Made with just 5 ingredients and naturally sweetened with fruit! Ideal for breakfast or as a take-away meal for the day.

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds (20g)
  • 1/2 cup almond milk or other plant-based milk (125ml)
  • 2 scoops açaí berry powder
  • 1/2 pureed banana
  • 1/2 banana sliced ​​6.5g pumpkin seeds
  • 5g goji berries
  • 5 blueberries
Preparation

Place the chia seeds, the acai powder, the puree of half a banana and the vegetable milk in a jar. Mix well with a teaspoon to mix all the ingredients. Close with the cap and shake vigorously. Leave to rest in the fridge for 1-8 hours. Once opened we complete the recipe with the topping: banana cut into slices, pumpkin seeds, goji berries, blueberries.

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