Antioxidants are critical in maintaining oxidative balance and they are believed to help us prevent aging. Free-radical or oxidative damage has been linked to cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disease so the study of antioxidants has been accelerated in recent years. What is clear from these studies is that food-based antioxidants such as from fruits and vegetables seem to be vastly superior to manufactured or synthesized. It has been suggested that it is the synergistic effects of phytonutrients that increases the antioxidant effect of foods over synthetics. It is this effect which excited us most when we first found out about the magically berry from the Amazon known as Acai.
Acai (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) is a berry found only in the Amazon and has been used by the natives as a food source and energy boost. It was recently discovered by the western world and it is making its way to health bars everywhere. What makes Acai Ultra™ different from anything else out there? KTS Products is the first company to utilize a freeze-dried, patent-pending form of this berry known as OptiAcai™.
OptiAcai™ is an extensively tested, high potency product that has shown ORAC readings that are far higher than other forms on the market. ORAC assays are used to measure the antioxidant capacity of a product and OptiAcai™ has one of the highest readings on this scale ever found in nature. An analysis of over 927 freeze-dried vegetables published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry in 2002, green peppers, spinach, purple onion, broccoli, beets and cauliflower were the strongest antioxidants according to their ORAC results. They ranged from a mean of 154 (green pepper) to 102 for cauliflower. In analysis done on OptiAcai™ the ORAC reading came back at an astounding 442 per gram! That means your get 3 to over 4 times the antioxidant power with Acai Ultra™.
Now comes the even more amazing properties of our newest product. It contains not only a wide variety of antioxidants such as: anthocyanins, flavonoid-related compounds, including catechin, quercetin, flavonols, proanthocyanidins, and trans-reseveratrol, it also has nutrients such as ß-carotene, vitamins C, D, E, B-complex nutrients and an array of trace minerals. Add that to the saturated and polyunsaturated fat content (both omega 6 and 9 fatty acids) and you have one of the most complete and good for you foods in the world.
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