SuperFoodie.org ranks the maqui berry on it’s list of 3 hot new super foods you don’t want to miss! Also on the list, in number 2 and 3 positions are blackcurrant and muscadine grape, respectively.
Blackcurrants are known for the polyphenols, anthocyanins and omega 3’s. Muscadine grapes can withstand heat better than other grapes, and are known for their polyphenols and resveratrol content. Resveratrol has some promising research behind it and is associated with longevity and preventing cell destruction.
And we come back to the #1 super food to watch, the maqui berry. Slowly but surely there seems to be more interest in this berry. The machine behind the acai berry hype is slowing down, thanks in part to the massive amounts of spam around the internet, and the lower tolerance people have for those types of messages and websites. When that passes, the focus will turn back to antioxidant content, and I believe, we’ll hear a lot more about resveratrol in the near future.
Maqui Plus Juice Blend is a kosher product with comprised of natural ingredients. The blend contains the acai berry, pomegranate, blueberry, raspberry and of course, the maqui berry. Some of the benefits mentioned on the DynamicHealth.com website are that the maqui berry:
- supports healthy aging
- supports healthy inflammatory function
- supports immune system health
- treats sore throat, diarrhea, ulcers and fever
Of course each claim comes with it’s own asterisk which reads
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
It might not be a bad thing that the FDA has not approved the claims - it seems when they find beneficial products, even if they are natural, they still try to regulate it so they can profit (but that’s a different story). In my opinion, as long as studies haven’t turned up anything harmful about an ingredient, it’s worth a try!
I’ve seen this headline frequently lately, but it’s quite a bold statement. MonaVie has become a very succesful business, even though it’s surrounded by controversy. Is MonaVie worth the price? How much acai berry does the drink actually contain? These questions are all debatable - although while on this topic I will state that a couple shots of MonaVie definitely did give my energy levels a nice boost without any noticeable “drop off”.
Synaura Avia is bottled similar to MonaVie - it has that sophisticated wine bottle look. The most talked about ingredient of Synaura Avia is, of course, the maqui berry. There are a number of sources around the internet stating that the maqui berry has antioxidant levels that far surpass those of the acai berry, the most promoted ingredient of MonaVie. Regardless, health benefits and antioxidants aside, I just can’t see Synaura exploding into the market place. Let’s not forget that almost any health benefit claimed by either of these products is most likely unproven (but not necessarily incorrect).
My main reason for being skeptical about Synaura stepping in and contending with MonaVie is the product contents itself. There are dozens, if not hundreds of acai berry products in the market place. Acai berry sorbet, acai berry juices and acai berry supplements. A quick search for maqui products and ALL you find is Synaura Avia. For anyone that likes doing a little bit of research behind a product before they start consuming it is likely going to be frustrated with the lack of information at this exact moment. The goal if this site is to collect that type of data, but I will say, quality pieces of information are few and far between.
So in my opinion, to build trust in the consumer some major brands are going to have to start incorporating the maqui berry into their products. If anyone out there knows of any, I’d appreciate a heads up!
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Browsing around on YouTube of all places I came across a video posted by the Ecuadorian Rainforest, which labels the maqui berry as the #1 super fruit for 2009.
I continued on to their website, and found some interesting studies. One of which draws this conclusion:
The aqueous, anthocyanin-rich fraction of ach juice accounts for most of ach’s antioxidant properties. These results show that ach is a rich source of phenolics with high antioxidant capacity and suggest that it may have antiatherogenic properties.
Ach referring to Chilean berry Aristotelia chilensis, or of course the maqui berry.
On February 2nd a video was posted on YouTube dubbed “Eat your Purples” but it was more focused on the maqui berry than anything else. While the publicity still isnt’ that of the acai berry, it does seem to be picking up steam. This video also pins the antioxidant value at 820 versus the acai berry’s 160-300, but it doesn’t really talk about units of measurement or what method was used to take the measurement. Was it using the ORAC values we’ve heard so much about? Probably, but that should be stated right on the chart.
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