Talk:Açaí palm

message: I found out about the legend of the name and it is all over the place, why not mention it. This is from urban dictionary: "It is known by the native people (indigenas) as "içá-çai", which means “fruit that cries”. The Acai tree can be found all over the Amazonia region. To make Acai Roots, juice is extracted from the pulp of the skin of the seed. No trees are harmed in the process. For hundreds of years, acai (açaí) has been a traditional food of the native people of the Amazon – and part of its folklore, finding its way into legend as well as onto the table. Once upon a time, there was an Amazon Indian girl named Iaca, whose father was the tribal chief. His tribe had grown so large that there wasn’t enough food to go around. So, the chief decreed that all newborn babies must be killed. When Iaca, his own daughter, bore a child, the chief had his decree carried out. Iaca mourned her baby’s death alone in her hut for days. Then she thought she heard a baby crying. When she went outside in search of the baby, she saw a palm tree shooting up from the earth, covered in fruit. Full of despair, she lay down under the tree and died. The next day, the tribe found Iaca’s body under the new tree. The tree’s fruit satisfied their hunger and renewed their energy, and the chief lifted his harsh decree, declaring that the fruit would be named after his daughter (“Acai” is “Iaca” spelled backwards). With abundant food for all, the tribe grew and flourished. Acai has been enjoyed for decades by the people of Brazil. A bowl of Acai is usually eaten in the morning with breakfast. " Bod (talk) 22:05, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Confusion comes from the name "Iaca" being spelled backward as "acai." Did the natives use our alphabet?  The article should make it clear that this could not be the origin of the name "acai." Landroo (talk) 21:14, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Your logic is decent, but I think false: The sounds themselves could (theoretically) have been reversed... EE-AW-*SAW* to AW-SAW-*EE*. (Note stress change). 71.198.89.109 (talk) 00:36, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  The legend of the name: Iaca 

message: In an attempt to "dry out" the article, some editors have chosen to downplay any healthy aspects of the berry to the extent that the layperson can't garner any shred of truth as to why the berry skyrocketed to fame and scams and has been a staple food for so long. Even I'm trying to understand it. Typically a berry doesn't make up a staple food, but sometimes a fruit like a banana might. So basically, the berry is high in calories and fat, like an avocado, while also not being very sweet. So this makes it healthy... This needs to be summarized somewhere. I understand how controversial the antioxidant claims and marketing were and are, but this fruit has more going for it than just antioxidants. Bod (talk) 01:23, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: You're just buying the hype. There's no good evidence this fruit has any special nutritional value and certainly no health benefits. Please stop the opinion additions you've been making and move on to another topic. --Zefr (talk) 14:22, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Healthy berry 

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