| The acai berry fruit, a small, round, black-purple fruit is about 1 inch in diameter, similar to a grape and grows on a very tall palm tree known as Aqai or by its botanical name, Euterpe oleracea. Two crops of fruit are pare grown per year. The acai berry fruit has a single large seed that takes up a large portion of the berry. The skin of a ripe berry is a deep purple color, or green, depending on the kind of acai that it is. |
