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SaintUlvemann t1_j0hf0os wrote

Reply to comment by Lotharofthepotatoppl in TIL that RED bananas exist. They have a sweeter taste, and contain more nutrients like vitamin C, compared to regular yellow ones. by i_hate_you_and_you

Açaí is the dumbest superfood. It is delicious, don't get me wrong, it's a perfectly normal fruit. But that's the problem: it's a perfectly normal fruit.

But they’re touted for things like vitamin A and calcium content. Well here’s a link to the USDA’s Food Data Central database, specifically their record for a fortified açaí berry drink. (Fortified, meaning, it’s had nutrients added above and beyond what the berry itself contains.) Amounts are given on a per 100 gram basis.

  • Vitamin A: 9698 IU
  • Calcium: 19 mg

Here’s the link for carrots:

  • Vitamin A: 16706 IU
  • Calcium: 33 mg

That fortified açaí berry drink still has less vitamin A and calcium in it than fucking carrots do. Are carrots the next superfood? No, because they're not fancy, pretty, or exotic, which is what really makes a superfood a superfood.

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Lotharofthepotatoppl t1_j0hlfjr wrote

I’ve seen blueberries advertised as a superfood. They’ll call anything a superfood if only because it has a greater proportion of some specific nutrient compared to most other foods, but that’s just because it’s a different goddamned fruit or whatever! It’s a bullshit, meaningless buzzword cooked up by some jackoff somewhere who wanted to get in on America’s obsession with eating ourselves to better health while making no other changes.

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