The Proper Way to Preserve Acai Berries

March 7, 2009 by Tim Halterson  
Filed under Acai Berry

Most fruits are best eaten fresh but it is not an option for some fruits such as acai berries. The short shelf live for the great little acai berry makes it hard for people to eat them fresh or drink them as a fresh juice. Once acai berries are picked from the acai palm trees, they can deteriorate within hours. If you refrigerate them, their nutrients can last as long as 24 hours but usually less.

The fast deterioration of acai berries makes it hard to transport them to countries where demand is. This is why it is necessary to find the most efficient way to process and preserve acai berries so that they can be sold once they reach their destinations. If they are not processed or preserved, they may not even make it across Brazil, the country where mostly all acai palm trees grow.

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