What is Acai?
Acai is a stone fruit grown on the acai palm tree. However it is so small that its more often referred to as a berry than a stone fruit. Acai palm trees are originally found in the swamp or floodplains of Brazil, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. Acai fruits are a deep dark purple in colour, and have a large seed in its centre. They grow in bunches of up to 500 to 900 and can usually be harvested twice a year! It is said that Brazil produces around 85% of the world’s Acai.