Açaï Berry Powder Organic

What does freeze-drying do to the berry?

It pulls the water out at low temperature instead of heating the fruit. The acai berries used by Kazidomi come through the process as a powder that keeps its purple colour and its taste. The 100 g bag holds nothing but freeze-dried acai berries from organic farming, with no carrier added.

What does acai powder taste like?

Barely sweet, somewhere between red fruit and cocoa, with a light bitterness and an oily note. The Kazidomi powder has no added sugar, which is why acai recipes usually bring in a banana, a date or a fruit juice at the blending stage to round the whole thing out.

Acai powder or cacao powder for a smoothie bowl?

Acai from Kazidomi gives a purple base, tart and fruity, that sits well with banana and red fruit. Cacao gives a brown base, frankly chocolatey and bitter. Both are pure powders with nothing added to them, but the colour and the taste send you towards very different bowls.

How do I work it into a recipe?

It stirs into a juice, a plant drink, a yoghurt or a smoothie, at the portion stated on the bag. The Kazidomi powder also goes into a home-made ice cream, a porridge or an icing, where it turns the mixture purple. Add it at the end rather than during cooking.

How should the powder be kept?

Dry, with the bag closed properly after every use, away from light and heat. A freeze-dried powder picks up moisture from the air and sets into a block. Kazidomi packs the acai in 100 g, a size that gets used up before the colour starts to fade.