Fruit

Skin

Açaí skin is the thin, dark outer peel of the berry, rich in anthocyanin pigments that stain hands, cloth, and pulp deep purple. In commercial pulping, much of the skin is ground into the puree rather than peeled away like an apple; hand-eaten fruit is rare outside harvest areas. The skin contributes colour and a slightly tannic edge to pulp. It is not served as a separate peel product. Overly coarse screening can leave grit; overly aggressive refining can mute colour. Treat “skin” as part of the pulp stream, not a crisp or crackling garnish.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

Frozen In PureePulped With FleshScreened

Traits

Deep PurpleHigh PigmentStainingTannic EdgeThinThin PeelUsually Pulped In

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 59.4

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.89 g
Saturated Fat 0.05 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 5.15 mg
Salt 0.01 g
Total Carbohydrate 12.3 g
Dietary Fibre 2.06 g
Total Sugars 9.77 g
Complex / starch 1.03 g
Protein 0.54 g
Water 80.9 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 59.4 kcal
Water 80.9 g
Carbohydrates 12.3 g
- Sugars 9.77 g
- Starch 1.03 g
- Fibre 2.06 g
Protein 0.54 g
Fat 0.89 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
  - Omega-3 0.01 g
Vitamins 40.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.45 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.22 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 16.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.32 mg
- Vitamin K 5.2 µg
Minerals 423 mg
- Major Minerals 421 mg
  - Calcium 68 mg
  - Sodium 5.15 mg
  - Potassium 348 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.01 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.05 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.45 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.22 · vitamin-b6: 0.09 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 16.2 · vitamin-e: 0.32 · vitamin-k: 5.2 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 5.15 · Potassium: 348 · Calcium: 68 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Skin carries subcutaneous fat and collagen; crisping concentrates calories.

History

1990BR

Pulping mills balanced skin inclusion for colour against seed-fragment limits in export puree specs.

2005

Global buyers used deep purple colour—driven by skin pigments—as a quick quality cue for frozen packs.