Adding the acai berry to your diet is a great way of getting more fibre, antioxidants, vitamins, and even fatty acids. The berry and products made from it also have no negative effects, so it’s perfectly safe for everyone. However, all of these benefits come at a price. The acai berry only grows in the Amazon, and it loses a lot of its benefits about a day after being picked.

To counter this, the berries can be frozen, dried, turned into juice, or made into acai berry extract. However, as you may imagine, frozen or dried berries are not available everywhere. Generally, only health food stores carry them, and they’re usually a little pricy.

Acai berry juice is more widely available and is cheaper, but you have to drink more of it to get the same benefits, so the cost ends up about the same. Products that contain acai berry extract are also expensive, costing upwards of $100 for a one month supply of pills. Plus, you’re often automatically enrolled in the program, so you get a new month’s supply if you don’t cancel. If you want to add the acai to your diet, then, you need to carefully look at your budget first.