Yes, Acai. The fruits of the tall and slender Acai palm of the Amazon, are commercially known as superfruits. As superfruits, they contain overwhelming amounts of minerals that are beneficial to the body.

Firstly, Acai berry can prevent cancer. The more/darker anthocyanin (pigment), the larger the amount of antioxidant a fruit contains. The Acai berry sports a black-purple drupe color, so it's also not to be underestimated in terms of anthocyanin content. Most studies actually reveal that Acai has 15-20 times the antioxidants (anthocyanins) that red grapes have. Conversely, a fresh Acai can provide over 30 times the amount of anthocyanins as red wine and all the beneficial fatty acids of olive oil in one package.

Acai is also said to contain prodigious amounts of carbohydrates, protein and dietary fiber. It's low in fat as well. A 100-gram serving of Acai contains only 90 calories, just two grams of fat and no cholesterol.

The Brazilians are so obsessed with this berry that they turned it into an ?everyday? dessert dish, which they call "Acai na tigela" or Acai in the bowl. This yummy dessert is made out of frozen and mashed Acai. It's served like a sorbet in a bowl, and is commonly topped with cereals and other fruits, especially bananas.

But you don't really need to go to Brazil to be able to eat an Acai dessert that's as delicious as "Acai na tigela". Acai is a popular ingredient for commercial health products including yogurts and energy drinks, so it can easily be found in supermarket shelves. The same applies with fresh Acai berries. What you can do with the fresh ones, aside from eating them raw of course, is to add them to your favorite recipes. It works well as a cereal topping, in granola, smoothies, yogurt, on low-fat ice cream and in cookies (of course, low-fat ones).