What, when, where, how…here are just a few answers to the most frequently asked questions about Acai.
1. What is Acai?
Acai is a South American palm tree producing small edible blackish-purple berries that look similar to blueberries.
2. What are the health benefits of Acai?
Acai berries contain fiber, heart healthy fats and are higher in antioxidants then other common berries such a strawberries, blueberries and cranberries.
3. Is your Acai organic?
Yes! All of the fruit that we offer at Kindbelly Cafe is organic. Unfortunately, not all of our toppings and liquid bases are organic at this time, but some are! So, if your looking for a fully organic Acai experience, just ask! We are happy to help make it happen.
3. Is Acai sweet?
It depends! We offer both sweetened and pure fruit blends that make the base of your bowl. Of course, an Acai bowl will always have some sugar content because of the sugar that naturally occurs in the fruit but, we do offer a version that is free of added sugar. Bottom line, Acai can be delicious for breakfast and dessert!
5. What’s in it?
We use organic Acai puree packs that are either pure Acai berries or a blend of Acai puree, organic cane sugar, and less than %0.5 of: organic soy lecithin, organic guarana extract, and citric acid. Our basic bowl, the Plane Jane, takes which ever puree pack you would like and blends it with with organic frozen blueberries, organic banana, and a liquid base to create a frozen fruit puree that can be further mixed with any other toppings that we offer, and topped again for a little extra crunch.