Acai Berry is strongly recommended nowadays for increasing energy and losing weight. People also make it part of their daily diet because of its high antioxidant properties. It is a highly perishable food. The perishable property has made it impossible to export it out of the cultivated area. The result is that many companies have produced an alternative of fresh Acai Berries by processing and then preserving them into various forms.

Unfortunately most supplements do not contain the positive characters like they are found in fresh Acai Berries. The various choices of Acai Berry Supplements includes

• Spray Dried
• Extracts
• Freeze Dried

Spray Dried
This form of dried berries is produced by heating berries on a high temperature for erasing the traces of water. The extract is then sprayed with different food additives sometimes which include maltodextrin. Theses additives sometimes cut out the valuable qualities from the mixture. The synthetic substances and the high temperatures that are required to process Acai Berry for preservation result in the loss of important nutrients of the fruit. The outcome is that people choose to buy an Acai Berry supplement which is actually an inferior product.

Extracts
Another substitute of fresh Acai Berries available in the market is Acai Extract. Acai Berry Extract is an easiest way to consume the Acai Berries as it comes in the shape of ready to take tablets or capsules.

Freeze-Dried
A most secure and natural choice available in the market is Freeze-Dried Acai Berries. This form not only keeps most of the nutritional; benefits of Acai Berry but at the same time they are also famous as the Acai supplement that carries highest ORAC score.
Acai Freeze-Dried supplements have the ORAC score that is even higher than the natural Berries.

Acai Freeze-Dried 34000/ 100 gm
Natural Acai Berry 5500 per 100 gm

So anyone who is in search of a substitute of fresh Acai Berries that is closest to nature must closely look into the ingredients of the supplement. If possible one must also do a bit of research on the processing method. The ingredients and the processing method may result in the loss of most of the healthful ingredients of natural Acai Berries.

It is good to select a supplement from the manufacturing company that is reliable and well reputed. These are the only ways to ensure that you do not waste your money in buying the inferior quality products.