Açaí (Euterpe Oeracea) – Dried, Water Soluble from Brazil – 100gr.

A fruit of the Brazilian Amazon

Açaí is a small, dark-purple fruit from the Euterpe oleracea palm, closely associated with the Amazon estuary in northern Brazil. Beneath its skin, a thin layer of pulp surrounds a large seed. This pulp gives açaí its deep colour and distinctive, gently earthy flavour.

Our açaí comes from Brazil and is supplied as a dried, water-soluble fruit powder, without additives or preservatives.

In Pará and neighbouring Amazonian communities, açaí has long been an everyday food. The pulp is traditionally served with cassava flour and often alongside fish or shrimp. Its place at the table began well before its wider popularity as a superfood, and these savoury combinations reflect a fruit that is only mildly sweet.

Açaí’s colour and composition

The purple colour comes from anthocyanins, naturally occurring plant pigments also studied for their antioxidant activity. Açaí pulp also contains dietary fibre and fats, including unsaturated fatty acids. This combination of pigments and nutrients has helped bring a long-established Amazonian food to wider attention.

How to use açaí powder

The water-soluble powder can be mixed into juice, blended into a smoothie or stirred through yoghurt and overnight oats. Banana complements its restrained sweetness, berries add a sharper fruit flavour, and cacao brings out its earthier side. For a thick açaí bowl, blend it with frozen fruit and just enough liquid to bring the mixture together.

Açaí smoothie recipe

This banana and berry smoothie makes one serving.

• 1 teaspoon açaí powder
• 1 ripe banana
• ½ cup frozen berries
• 200 ml milk or a plant-based alternative

1. Place all the ingredients in a blender.
2. Blend until smooth, adding a little more liquid if needed.
3. Pour into a glass and serve immediately.

Açaí bowl recipe

Using frozen fruit and less liquid produces a thick base that can be eaten with a spoon. This recipe makes one generous bowl.

• 2 teaspoons açaí powder
• 1 large banana, sliced and frozen
• ½ cup frozen berries
• 3–5 tablespoons milk or a plant-based alternative, plus more if needed
• Granola, sliced fruit or coconut flakes for topping

1. Blend the powder, frozen fruit and 3 tablespoons of liquid, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed.
2. Add the remaining liquid gradually, just until the mixture blends into a thick, spoonable consistency.
3. Transfer to a bowl and finish with the toppings.

Find more ingredients for drinks and everyday recipes in our superfoods collection.

Selected references

• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — botanical record for Euterpe oleracea.
• Embrapa, Brazil’s agricultural research organisation — Sistema de produção do açaí, including traditional food uses.
• Embrapa — açaí cultivation, food use and composition.