Steve_A
05-14-2009, 07:44 PM
Rising U.S. sales of acai, a purple Amazon berry promoted as a “superfood” on Oprah Winfrey’s Web site, are depriving Brazilian jungle dwellers of a protein-rich nutrient they’ve relied on for generations.
U.S. consumers are turning a “a typical poor people’s food into something like a delicacy,” said Oscar Nogueira, who specializes in the fruit at Embrapa, Brazil’s agricultural research company.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=ai8WCgSJrhmY&refer=home
U.S. consumers are turning a “a typical poor people’s food into something like a delicacy,” said Oscar Nogueira, who specializes in the fruit at Embrapa, Brazil’s agricultural research company.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=ai8WCgSJrhmY&refer=home