The acai berry is a powerful nutritional superfood that is only grown in the rainforests of Brazil. If you have noticed any of the claims about this wonderful fruit you would see that is has been touted as a advantage for everything from weight loss to disease prevention to anti-aging.

Still, it is easy to remain cynical in the face of such extravagant claims. Is it actually possible that one tiny fruit can be such a powerful ally for our wellbeing? The answer is yes and the information about this tiny little berry are becoming more and more obvious with each scientific study.

The acai is loaded with an abundance of vigorous nutrients including an array of antioxidants, essential fatty acids, dietary fiber and phytosterols. It is truly one of the most vigorous superfoods found in nature.

However, the thrilling news for weight loss and illness prevention is that the acai berry is loaded with particularly powerful flavonoids called anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are the water-soluble vacuolar pigments that are accountable for the deep red, purple and blue colors of some of the healthiest foods on the earth.

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

Anthocyanins were found to thwart fatness 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 observation is that another group were fed the tangible fruit of the blueberries and the strawberries and they did not have the equivalent result, in fact this group in fact had more obesity. While it is too soon to know how this study on mice will translate to humans, the fact is that anthocyanins are exceptionally wholesome nonetheless.

This is by no means proof and every person must come to their own conclusions but the anthocyanins effect may partially explain why so many people have had such great victory with weight loss by using acai berry products. Since the acai berry is so perishable and it must be rapidly processed to preserve the nutrients, many of these products will essentially contain a more purified form of anthocyanins.