The brawny acai berry that is grown only in the rainforests of Brazil is a nutritional powerhouse. If you have read any of the research on this little berry you will see that there are claims ranging from weight loss to disease prevention to anti-aging.

Though, is it really possible that this tiny, little berry can live up to all of those excessive claims? The response is yes and the information are emerging more and more with every scientific study.

The acai berry has a surplus of exceedingly robust nutrients including antioxidants, essential fatty acids, phytosterols and dietary fiber. It has been found to be one of the most healthy foods ever found in nature.

However recent study on one of the flavonoids found in the acai berry indicates that this berry may be valuable for weight loss and disease prevention. The acai berry is loaded with an exceptionally brawny flavonoid called anthocyanins. This is the water-soluble, vacuolar pigment that is responsible for the deep blue, deep purple and deep red colors found on some of the healthiest foods in nature.

This pigment is accountable for making blueberries the deep blue-black color, for making red grapes that dark maroon red, and purple cabbage purple. This pigment is also found in eggplant, blackberries, purple corn, red wine, cherries and strawberries. The diminutive little acai berry has one of the utmost anthocyanin contents of any other food.

Anthocyanins were found to prevent obesity in laboratory mice in a few new scientific studies. In the studies the mice were fed a high-fat diet. One group was given purified anthocyanins from blueberries and strawberries. The group given the anthocyanins in fact gained less weight and achieved a lower body fat level than the control groupl

An interesting footnote is that an added group that was fed the actual strawberries and blueberries did not achieve the same consequence and that group of mice may have even had more heaviness. While it is unclear if the consequence of the anthocyanins found in these mice translates to humans the fact is that this powerful flavonoid is exceptionally healthy and beneficial no matter what.

This is by no way evidence and every individual must come to their own conclusions but the anthocyanins consequence may somewhat explain why so many people have had such great victory with weight loss by using acai berry products. Since the acai berry is so fragile and it must be swiftly processed to conserve the nutrients, many of these products will in fact contain a more purified form of anthocyanins.