The True Cost Of Our Obsession With Superfoods Like Açaí, Durian, And Avocado | True Cost

The world can’t get enough of so-called superfoods like avocado, açaí, and durian. But they may not be as wholesome as you think.
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The True Cost Of Our Obsession With Superfoods Like Açaí, Durian, And Avocado | True Cost

[@leonardohernandezcabrera7541]

I studied a degree in food chemistry and let me tell you one thing super foods are overrated, people treat them as a magical medicine to patch up all their other unhealthy habits. The big problem is the actual way of life and food is just a small part of the problem.

[@surianikki4219]

Well, the good part of it are these are one ways of poor people to generate income.

[@alanwhite1128]

what do you mean by "The Big problem is the actual way of life"?

[@surianikki4219]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ Wrong intercept, wrong quote. I rate you 0/10

[@victorcarrillo2151]

Super food is a marketing term, there’s only food

[@Ms.NoNo2]

@@victorcarrillo2151 a superfood to me is any whole food with low calories and high nutrients.

[@sharky6404]

I remember when avocados were one of the cheapest to buy in the store, but then you know trend foods and health trend foods made it expensive.

[@bracho86]

so true 💯 Same with Eggs there was a time when Eggs used to be the cheapest too 😢

[@xsatsuki98x]

SAME!!! I wish we could turn back time when it was cheaper sighs

[@noralally6449]

they are truely the best food ever

[@ltahoe9257]

Same, Mexicans ate Avocados to a normal level. No obsession. And then Californies went ahead and turned it into some weird food craze. Avocado on bread? Avocado ice cream. Wtf They do this with anything foreign and slap an "exotic" label on it. Next thing you know, demand is sooo high, it gets farmed/made unethically to keep up with demand

[@noralally6449]

@@ltahoe9257 and then also avocado oil too which is soo healthy. also i didnt think its wrong on bred??

[@jessicavarona8099]

As a Caribbean, peoples obsession with avocado is funny to me because I grew up with a tree in my backyard. It was just a normal thing to eat for us and I don’t think I ever thought much of it. Now I gotta pay an obscene amount for one tiny avocado cuz ya’ll decided it’s cool 😂🙄

[@zlonewolf]

Other countries are obsessed over avocado becos its both a fruit and also provide alot of vitamins and calories and fats. It's like a poor man's beans or nuts. Easy to eat and grow and highly nutritious. But not all "super foods" in this video are actually superfoods. Most are hyped to sell to the market. Durians are super foods. One kg of Durian will give you your daily calorie need of 1350 calories, 15 g of protein, 200% of daily vitamin C, along with potassium, iron, calcium etc. Some foods are indeed "super foods".

[@cherishoneal9108]

You and me both. I like avocado, but I draw the line at high avocado toast.

[@Drunkturtlesack]

@@zlonewolf It's far from a poor mans meal with the prices now. And it is not easy to grow, where do you get that information?

[@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart]

@@Drunkturtlesack They're calling it that because of its true accessibility in being able to grow it in your backyard. Yes -Avocado trees, lemon trees - all easy to grow.

[@GratDuForloradeArgumentet]

So you live in the Carribean still I take it then and did not come to leech off some wh1te country?

[@superiorgameschicago]

Can't speak for acai or avocado, but the biggest issues on my family's durian farm in Malaysia were animals and thieves, which was why my grandpa often spent nights in a tree shelter with a machete during durian season.

[@poom323]

Not just Durian. My family used to have tamarind farm-ish and have a problem with thieves as well. It's not just a single a single person but they do as a group.

[@llothar68]

My girlfriends family in the Philippines made a second income by keeping a horde of free running geese in the mango/durian farm. Their alarm is loud enough to wake everyone in the hut. Almost all thiefes are just single persons.

[@badgerp-chanqueen7707]

I have bad harvest on durians and dabai fruits. Not only thieves but season. I guarding durian trees every year like a guard dog. Even I hate that spikey fruits, I only guarding these trees for my family.

[@llothar68]

@@badgerp-chanqueen7707 Yes, Durians are not easy to grow. Bad weather and insects can kill a lot of the harvest. But any farmer need a lot of diversity in products now. It saved our family from the giant problems in coconut price drop.

[@noralally6449]

so basically same problem as mexico. durians are such amazing flavor its almost unbelievable

[@kristinakharin3412]

Everyone is commenting on the superfoods, and I can't let go of the fact that the acai berry harvesters were such lovely and humble people!

[@noralally6449]

yes they thank god for everything

[@killermogle]

Everyone is a lovely, humble person outside of the United States. They're actually thankful for what they have rather than perpetuating their consumerism culture.

[@kx7500]

@@killermogle consumerism is often a euphemism for capitalism, that actual problem.

[@lu70lo]

@@killermogle that's not true at all, Europeans are also not very kind or thankful, it's a cultural thing

[@killermogle]

@@kx7500 Thanks for providing an uneducated, dumb answer. Capitalism allows you to make stupid comments like that on a video. Consumerism allows you to buy 400 computers because the marketing looked great. See the difference?

[@beatrizgi]

Here is a fun fact about Brazilian açaí here in Brazil. I live in the south and access to true açaí is rare because it becomes too industrialized, and most of the other regions of Brazil is the same situation. To you have an idea, I had one rare opportunity to eat the real açaí and the flavor is different and better than from the açaí industrialized. In Brazil, to feel the authentic flavor of açaí, you have to travel to the north of Brazil (Pará or Amazonas states) to taste it.

[@theliar214]

yeah and it spoils fast so its not something you can take with you. hope the farmer's quality of life improve.

[@juragansoleh2207]

It's cool

[@kalilabraahim6729]

Its true ! I am from Manaus, which is the capital of the Amazon and over there we are blessed of having the true açai as well. But when I tried in another state, it just felt weird ahaha

[@Capm02]

I'm Brazilian and I wouldn't try homemade açaí unless it came from a place with high sanitary standards. We have here in Brazil a medical condition called Chagas disease that has no cure and has been associated with homemade açaí. By industrializing it you have to pasteurize the açaí, killing the protozoan or its vector due to the high temperatures.

[@Barakon]

So I have to go to Bahia to see the blue macaw & blue fruit.

[@kid10249595]

I mean my biggest thing is how companies are allowed to essentially take advantage of these communities by buying these foods for dirt cheap, and then selling them for stupid high profits cause they can. Personally I feel like there needs to be more done in the U.S. to ensure that farmers and communities are getting their fair share of the profits, over continuously being shafted and then being told either their the problem or the consumer is the problem. When the truth is the companies are the problem as they don't want to pay fair prices for goods because their being greedy.

[@thesnailshow8004]

I mean If you want to be homeless and hungry than yeah. You think food is expensive now if companies were to pay "fair" prices as you put it you would pay triple what you do know.

[@kid10249595]

@@thesnailshow8004 the thing is that they really don't have to nor need to charge as much as they are. Food in truth is only as expensive as it is due to companies wanting high profit margins meaning that they charge double triple it's real value.

[@IntrospectiveHousewife]

@@kid10249595 Profit is incentive. Importation isn't cheap. As for local farmers in the US, they receive quite a bit of government aid to make sure they stay afloat. Of course, commercial farmers receive more than small farmers. If other less developed countries are desperate to sell their land and produce for cheap, then so be it. If it's that abundant, then the international market should take advantage of the opportunity.

[@bather7483]

How would the USA force standards for payment in a foreign country? I hate that these farmers are getting a raw deal, but shouldn't the country they live in be responsible for improving their standard of living?

[@scarlettmauner475]

i mean it's simple supply and demand. if overnight everyone decided that they hated acai, the price would drop drastically. the u.s. government doesn't really have a say in how much farmers in other countries are getting paid.

[@rcs3681]

Who the hell said durian was a superfood?!

[@weldon29]

They did so they can include it in this video.

[@slackerman9758]

@@weldon29 lol, nice one 😂

[@zitronentee]

Ikr 🤣 As Indonesian, all I know is that durian has high sugar content. Definitely not superfood.

[@AC_336]

Even I as a Malaysian never heard of durian being a superfood...

[@MyVanir]

The term is largely popular in Europe and the US, obviously you won't have these trends in SEA.

[@TheBuburbayi]

This is the first time I heard about durian being a superfood. I love them and they're so common here almost year round, but superfood?

[@cameronlazo6583]

When Western countries find out about foods like this (that are common elsewhere, healthy, and part of a local diet), they go crazy for it. At least in the USA and for me, a lot of us aren't taught to cook, and have grown up eating packaged and extremely processed foods. So a lot of us go through a phase of figuring out how to make food for ourselves, and then also find out how good these foods are for you. And for some people, they go crazy for it and fixate on them, and call them "superfoods". It also seems special, because a lot of us don't grow up knowing about foods that may be common in other cultures, so it seems exotic and special. Since businesses will do anything to profit from people's ignorance (which we have a lot of in the USA and the West), they can also market these things as "superfoods", and people just play right into their hands. A lot of these foods (and spices) are sold at reasonable prices at ethnic markets, but people are instead willing to pay crazy prices at Whole Foods or Amazon Fresh (or even standard markets), because they just don't know any better, and don't try to know better.

[@wabbithare9653]

Yeah, the only thing in common between these fruits is how expensive they are relative to other fruits.

[@CutePuppy520]

Yeah man!!!! Such disgusting marketing antic!!! Everybody knows that durian is one of the most unhealthy fruits out there on the market... Doctors do not allow diabetic patients to have durians becoz of the extremely high sugar content Ppl who are on a diet are advised by their trainers not to eat too much durians coz it’s fattening due to the high calorie Every mom/dad would advise their kids to not eat too much durians coz you’re gonna get sore throat due to how “heaty” durian is You can’t eat durian everyday like how you eat apples/oranges In fact, I can bet my ass, if you have durians every day, you’re gonna die young... The western media shouldn’t be encouraging false advertising just for the sake of finding the next new exotic item to make a quick buck out of the pockets of naive westerners!

[@CutePuppy520]

@@cameronlazo6583 lol... it’s not just becoz of price... I believe if you eat açaí/avocado a everyday you wouldn’t have much problem health wise.. But, if you’re gonna start eating durians every single day, trust me, you’ll die young... Our parents literally tell us not to eat too much durians in one sitting, and not to eat durians every single day.. If you eat durians every single day, you’re bound to get sore throat in a week or two... Why is that, I don’t know, but this is what’s been proven time and time again for generations Durians is definitely one of the most unhealthy fruits out there... doctors here advise diabetic patients to avoid durians, personal trainers advise their clients not to eat durians as well if they wanna lose weight... Don’t believe what the western media tells you... Do not believe whatever scientific studies as well coz these days almost every scientists get paid money for whatever papers/findings they wrote on behalf of corporations If you wanna know the truth about something, ask the ppl who deal with it on a regular basis and make sure these ppl aren’t earning a single buck from giving out advises or comments to you...

[@macar0n.]

watch them obsess over the gac fruit within the next 50 years

[@crackmaster3]

"We say we are poor, but we are rich in spirit." YES Lucas. Yes you are. God bless this man.

[@Daniel-wd2ir]

I was born in Belem and grew up eating Açaí 3 or more times a week. It used to cost about 4 reais a liter, a price most families could afford. Last time I went to Belem, about 6 years ago, the price was 6 times what my family paid when I was a kid. That’s really sad because açaí is a staple food for Amazonians, but nowadays few families can afford it, and much less frequently.

[@tiggerbiggo]

Chapter list because for some reason they didn't bother to add one: 1:02 - Acai 12:42 - Avocado 20:44 - Durian

[@sneakycactus8815]

You dropped this bruh 👑

[@holliisixx]

thanx bro

[@teguhf.2084]

Thanks

[@user-cg7wt3bx5y]

Chapter lists are no longer promoted by any smart youtube creators as they lessen the total time watched in a video on average, which is one of the most important metrics in the youtube algorithm.

[@tiggerbiggo]

@@user-cg7wt3bx5y thanks for explaining, i do like seeing the chapter list but that does make sense

[@x27ebds]

Lucas is so amazing, supporting his family, and all these açaí business. more peace and love to him, and his family!

[@beyourself2444]

Yes, such a positive outlook on life…

[@somerandomfella]

What a sad state of the world we live in.

[@knucklez3025]

😂

[@pinefilms3141]

watch "in shadow" short film

[@jalalal8056]

World has been dog shit ever since big corporations and governs had no consequences for their actions

[@PedroMachado]

I'm brazilian and I gew up eating açaí in form of ice cream (mixed with banana, guarana syrup and frozed). I'm 31 right now and I didn't even know that this is considered super food. It's just a berry that some people here like to eat sweet and other people in other parts of the country like to eat it salty. That's funny.

[@laranjapera8825]

Eu também kkkkkk nem sabia que tinha açaí no exterior

[@timeup2549]

@@laranjapera8825 Não costumava ter, mas hoje em dia é mais popular. Mesma coisa com havaianas e leite condensado.

[@nahor88]

What's even funnier is that the antioxidant content isn't actually much higher than regular berries like blueberries, which are a fraction of the price.

[@eh7602]

it's all marketing for $$$

[@ae3qe27u3]

It's a trend food in America. I've seen several places where they offer açaí bowls with various fruits and the like. Nothing big, but it's seen as an unusual food that's also healthy, and so it draws more attention than you'd think. Many Americans will pay more for foods that they aren't used to.

[@marcus_leon]

It's really heart breaking to watch, cutting that tall durian tree. 😭

[@HalloMoose]

I don’t eat durian but it hurt me too see the tree fall

[@shashah5438]

The trees were illegally planted by farmers who had cut down original TREES of thousands of years old Forest Reserve to make profit from land they did NOT OWN!

[@jekku4688]

Oatmeal is very healthy, tho a superfood it is not.

[@kessibabanee7776]

Right it took at least 7 years for durian to grow from seed and another 7 year to expect first round of giving fruit traditionally.

[@Seneditiz]

The royal family need more money and power, so if the goddamn peasants dont want to sing the slave pact they cut their trees out! To hell with royals like that.

[@insekta1701]

That açai berry picking family is lovely. I dont bother with these ‘OMG ITS SOOOOOOO GOOD!’ food fad things, and don’t contribute to the problem of the açaí, durian and avocados. I eat my veggies, rice, noodles, and chicken everyday with some treats now and then and don’t spend money on the fun, fun food fad bougie products.

[@ianh897]

Didn't know durian's been remarketed as superfood for the westerners now

[@mr.gamewatch8888]

Idiots they are

[@shaeismagical]

Who knew. 🤣🤣

[@CutePuppy520]

Hahaha... me too!!! Our parents tell us not to eat too much durians in one sitting , and we are not supposed to eat durians every single day... Yet, the mat salleh here are saying durians are super food... No wonder they always get cancer + die young + don’t have that much savings in their bank accounts in order to retire peacefully

[@EmeraldMara85]

It's been like that for the last few years, it 1st gained a "super food" rank in 2013. But exploded more in popularity after KZbinrs made durian challenges. In 2019, more articles about the benefits of Durian were published then finally in 2022, the cons included.

[@AC_336]

Time for durian prices to skyrocket

[@eev14]

All the comments about 'westerners' treating durian as superfood.. If you paid attention you would have noticed they mentioned that the biggest export of durian fruit is going to China, personally I've never seen durian in any of my local markets/supermarkets (in the Netherlands, which is the country with the biggest fruit import in Europe, almost all exotic fruits come through here).

[@michelleshi5116]

I am Chinese, and people there don’t eat durian as a superfood. They eat durian because they like the taste of it. It’s pretty much seen at every supermarket, so the western nations are definitely not the ones at fault.

[@flyby3079]

I don’t see it much here in Canada either unless you go to an Asian supermarket.

[@mrsdin3739]

It is not super food, musang king is the most expensive durian, it show how much money you have if you can have it.

[@deeply3739]

Thank you Insider for making this documentary to show the true light behind the industry. Its heartbreaking to see how the government is taking advantage of their power to cut down small businesses & how not all "super fruits" are as super as they claimed. Glad that people are speaking up and coming together so that we know more of what is really going on.

[@sholehnurudin]

I'm just grateful that those "superfruit" grow well in my backyard, avocado and durian are so common here

[@CutePuppy520]

You from Medan? Lol?

[@juragansoleh2207]

It's cool

[@keigoxeigo7548]

I was born in Davao City which is the Durian capital of the Philippines and it is my first time hearing that Durian is a superfood.

[@aeronmics]

I ate too much of it during my childhood that now I’m sick of it.

[@beyourself2444]

Same, I’m from the Caribbean and avocado is a fruit we pick and eat when it’s in season.

[@davecahyo]

You know what is being called as superfood in Indonesia, where durian and avocado grow? Oatmeal and whole grain bread, they are marketed here as super healthy food🙄

[@ASMRGRATITUDE]

😵‍💫

[@koopa5504]

It works bc societies in such countries are incredibly under educated.

[@salj.5459]

@@koopa5504 Not true

[@koopa5504]

@@salj.5459 Sure it's true.. the richest, most civilized and happiest countries in the world have another thing in common: Great educational system.

[@theskyispurpleilovepurple9502]

@@koopa5504 you missed the point, we are doing the same thing in the first world. Avocado and durian look like super foods because they’re not often eaten here (least in the states where I am from)

[@yolowell9564]

Consistently amazed at Business Insider content quality. Another great story. TY!!

[@Darknimbus3]

Truth of the matter is “super food” is just a hype to promote certain foods. They’re really not any more “super” than anything else, aside from junk food.

[@markpatterson3723]

The açaí farmers should organize co-ops & cut out the middle men. Crowdfund the cost of processing & sell directly to distributors themselves.

[@guipe420]

Easy to say, hard to do...most harvesters are people with zero/few education, that usually don't know the ways neither have the contacts to sell directly to distributors. Beside, a lot of middleman are sales men with no intentation of being left out of the process, that usually give no other option to the local farmers than selling to them.

[@isabelaalvesdesouzacouto6099]

I live in Brazil and I can tell you that those people would need help to be able to those things. They have little education and even less resources. Improving their lives is not in the interest of the people that actually make money with this and people are murdered for less here. Only way it could be done is with government help

[@arandootsarandano]

You talk like they’ve never thought of that before when they probably have, it’s easy to say when sat down on comfortable place

[@arandootsarandano]

@@guipe420 I’m pretty sure they’re not dumb or have never thought of that before, but if the açaí spoils in 48h it would be hard to move it to a place that is probably very far away everyday and that just if they find a distributor who pays them enough to justify it

[@adityarishub]

People should consume and enjoy their local foods , instead of paying supernormal price to these foods which ultimately causes many cons like these By consuming local produced foods it will help the farmers around us , best healthy because the food is grown in our climate and also saves our pocket

[@CordeliaWagner]

Pigs in Germany are fed soy from rainforest deforestation in Brazil and India. That's what most european countries do because it's cheap. Same for milk-cows and chicken. Some people hate people who eat Avocado but see no Problem in consuming meat?

[@shandelebroyles1099]

@@CordeliaWagner Huh

[@prairiehorse6168]

Not all local foods can meet our daily needs. Even what we considered "local" comes from distant rural areas within our countries. If you live in a highly urbanized city, you're definitely not eating local all the time. It's a matter of balancing local food consumption and finding sustainable ways to import or grow "exotic" foods.

[@espanadorada7962]

I have yet to meet a single human with a durian obsession

[@zmajoule6908]

Clearly you've never been to South East Asia

[@kantnergirl08]

Me

[@baha3alshamari152]

Avocado is exported mostly to USA Durian is the same but to China instead

[@angelotamayo73]

Superfoods in western, just normal foods back in my country. We just pick them when we feel eating.

[@ran160]

Western people have unhealthy lifestyles so they see this and thinks this will cure them or minimize their unhealthy habits

[@hannesRSA]

Yea.. your superfoods are Starbucks and MacDonalds.

[@redfullmoon]

@@hannesRSA their superfoods are ginseng, do your research idiot.

[@hannesRSA]

@@redfullmoon do your research on how it is/was a "status symbol" in some Asian countries to be seen at Starbucks etc, how this humour is lost on you, and why being rude to people is a bad look.

[@doggos3446]

@@hannesRSA starbucks is expensive no matter where you go. All the white american women also go to them everyday as a status symbol 😂

[@drawingangel2]

I don't know about superfoods... I just love the taste of Avocados! So sad that it's so expensive. 😢

[@kaemincha]

@@Sally-nj5wn per avocado?

[@xdranzer0004]

It’s just avocado… it’s not the end of the world….

[@msshrute8787]

@@xdranzer0004 but guac tho, 🤩to me its a staple comfort food and goes with almost anything

[@Kamitube]

@@Sally-nj5wn lol and here in the west they say we Millennials are broke and can't afford apartments because we eat too much avocado toasts 😂

[@nahor88]

@@Kamitube Avocados are a nice topping for your homemade tacos... I've never understood people's need to buy them for any other reason.

[@dingo1666]

To be honest, I have absolutely no 'obsession' with any superfoods. I'll leave that to people with more money than braincells and constant boredom. Personally I am glad if I can afford normal food in today's economic climate.

[@minnermin]

same bro

[@wahidullahbhat]

I am guessing you never tried durian before.

[@TristanThompsonCompilationBros]

lol you mean you’ll leave that to people who care about their health? Thanks.

[@perseusarkouda]

​@@TristanThompsonCompilationBros "Superfood is a marketing term for food claimed to confer health benefits resulting from an exceptional nutrient density.[1][2] The term is not commonly used by experts, dietitians and nutrition scientists, most of whom dispute that particular foods have the health benefits claimed by their advocates. Even without scientific evidence of exceptional nutrient content, many new, exotic, and foreign fruits or ancient grains are marketed under the term - or superfruit or supergrain respectively - after being introduced or re-introduced to Western markets." - Wikipedia

[@noctisarcanus7894]

Where I live you can get 1kg of avocado for 4 USD and that's a lot of avocado. Usually when I want to eat avocado I just buy 500g for 2 bucks and I have avocado for a dinner and a breakfast for me and my wife. And we're way far from being rich. Is it that much more expensive were you live?

[@saratf]

Very good video! Best thing for the environment is buying from local producers.

[@kx7500]

Permaculture is necessary

[@jalex4251]

I’m growing my own avocado tree. They’re big shady trees and they produce calorie dense food you can eat in the event of societal collapse. It’s a plant fat which is rare and only potatoes rival it in calories

[@MK_ULTRA420]

Avocados, potatoes, peanuts, and tamarind. Anything else is likely a bad use of good land, especially growing tomatoes or ginseng. In the event of societal collapse I assume you won't be having any livestock, so you'll need to breed worms to eat the compost and make fertilizer. Otherwise just grow what grows best in your area, isn't an invasive weed like blackberry, and can attract wild animals to trap and eat.

[@lugi25]

The ones grown here( in Cali, where I'm at) they aren't as good as the ones from Mexico

[@fromninetothrive]

This is really sad, people are so corrupt when things could be done so fairly and civilly. People bringing in the profits will have to start standing up for others in order for it to change.

[@JuanPabloPenaRosas]

The same happens to my brother who grows cocoa in Ocumare, Venezuela. He relies on intermediaries to go to pick it up. I guess its part of the food processing chain…

[@euyie8738]

In Malaysia the lands mentioned are mostly illegally planted inside forest reserves.

[@xdranzer0004]

I like Francisco’s energy 😂😂😂 11:32

[@StefanVenus]

My superfood of choice,.. locally grown shelled hemp seeds.

[@downwithtrudeau]

The only super food if there was one.

[@KailuaChick]

I think I was about 13 when I first started seeing açaí products in my local health food store. I never imagined it would blow up as much as it has.

[@mnchnn]

It is truly humbling to think of all the labor farmers do for all the food on the table. I wish there was no corruption

[@anonymousmonkey9491]

I feel like when you slap something with the label "superfood", shit always hits the fan.

[@randomguy2108]

As a Malaysian, I must say to all our SEA friends, if you haven't tried Malaysian durian, you have not eaten durian before.

[@viviankate7240]

Superfoods: Acai berry and avocado. 🗿♥️ And durian 😅 As a malaysian, we don't see durian as a superfood. It just taste good and stupid expensive because Singapore and china demand for it is high. So the price is ridiculous even for us locals it's a delicacy. Thanks Singapore and China... For making durian stupid expensive. Oh, and durian is calorific too. I think it's not in the region of superfood... Far from it. It's a dessert.

[@yeahman1756]

The farmers of acai at least should be paid a fair living trade wage for their hard work. At least give back to them so they can continue to grow and harvest those for everybody. Giv'em some bettter safety protection ware. Appreciate those who appreciate the land they grew up on and live on vs These fawking middleman who exploit everything and every chance they get without even thinking of the environment like it's not their problem. Without these people, you won't have a business trade.

[@iCarus_A]

The main issue here is unfair competition from plantations that also devastate local ecosystem. Think about what happens if you pay acai farmers more directly -- the local, non-export market suffers a huge price hike, potentially making acai farming the only valuable trade, further causing problems

[@swagginfarmer]

Farmers stay ballin love to Mexican farmers from American farmers 🇲🇽♥️🇺🇸

[@Hakikat-Se7en]

so sad to see the fallen Durian trees. I'm a big fan fo Musan King Durian, nothing tastest like durian.

[@Wolfboy183]

the acai part reminds me of Mona Vie. They tried to make it all look like a Disney fantasy.

[@ASanni-bi1wt]

This is all heartbreaking... Especially the durian story. I hope some sort of fair compromise or even better--form of justice, is reached.

[@koruspring1519]

The way knife is pointing at his heart while he looks away is crazy.

[@kaemincha]

Wishing the best for all farmers to rise up and get connected with advocates. It is not right for governments and private industries to take advantage of them and intimidate them.

[@kx7500]

They’re gonna need an anti capitalist revolution to solve the issue.

[@wellnessinsider]

Thanks for the great review! ❤

[@anengineerandacat]

The fact we call it a "superfood" is the real issue; you don't "need" these and can get them via local diets but it means eating more or eating something you wouldn't typically desire. Avocado especially is pretty amazing because it has minimal impact in regards to taste, it's basically floral but easily adjustable with seasonings and herbs so it's very easy to just include into pretty much any dish and vastly increase it's nutritional factor. Haven't had the opportunity to try Durian but I suspect it's smell will likely prevent it from having wide spread adoption and Acai is basically just relegated to smoothies or fruit bowls which effectively price it up and out of many people's hands. Avocado's I don't think would be too hard to domestically produce, have 3 trees in my backyard and the only reason I buy is because they don't produce year-long but I get decent enough yields when they do produce to last me a few months thanks to be being able to freeze them.

[@Bigb00bs_umchileanywaysso]

No idea wtf super food means but I LOVE durian. They’re the most delicious during the hottest summer in my country

[@wenbin0520]

In Malaysia, we don't recognise adverse possession of property and we practice Torren system for registration of legal title and interest to the land. These durian farmers do not owns any part of these land and has been illegally occupying as squatters/trespasser and using that land for their own benefit. They had it coming for them.

[@redzy908]

Sendiri cari masalah.

[@sinepatre]

For 20+ years?!?!

[@wenbin0520]

@@sinepatre It doesn't matter, be it twenty, one hundred or one thousand years. If you are not the registered owner of the land/property, you are illegally occupying the land/property as a squatter and trespasser.

[@naufal007]

Who here likes durian? I like it

[@mimikolomamu]

I am a Malaysian but i dont like it. Lols. By the way, since when the mat salleh categorize durian as superfood?

[@lynninfinite]

Love it. But it’s no superfood 😂

[@kantnergirl08]

I love it

[@scotthart7245]

Would it help to draw more attention to these challenges and spark action, if we increase demand for these foods?

[@front2760]

Wanted to try Durian for a while now.Hard to find in Canada though.

[@chasehensley9415]

Its really smelly u might not like it. Just plug you're nose

[@JustAlive21]

Chinese markets or chinese grocery stores

[@crossedfingers8445]

There are different types of durian in malaysia. I recommend D24 its really sweet. Some like musang king but for me its too fatty.

[@charliecoke7396]

Don't know what part you're in but asian markets and largely asian neighborhoods in Toronto are generally always selling them.

[@user-zc7ec9gs7k]

The first time is gonna be very smelly. Try to find a fresh one and give it a try a few times I think you'll love it.

[@asiaone9609]

Durian is not super food, its EXPENSIVE FOOD 😂😂😂

[@princesssachikoikeda1050]

how can we directly send gratitude for their humble and hard working?

[@andziazach]

Wow. It looks like this topic deserves its own series.

[@ahines8032]

The superpowers are gone once corporations get involved

[@stevesalvant80]

Sold to millionaire 😢 while we eat fake food

[@kuganes5980]

From Malaysia. Love durian. When did it become a super food?

[@mimikolomamu]

Exactly. How the hell did durian became that?

[@gsczo]

I can only expect the industry of Açaí getting bigger and bigger, and more expensive. It's just too good, way too good, I could eat any chocolate, any sweets, and nothing tops the feeling of eating Açaí. I can only imagine more people getting the opportunity to try it and becoming instantly hooked. It's sweet, refreshing, sour, and you can mix it with other things if you like as well, it's like ice cream but at least 10 times better, if you don't have self control you could eat way too much. Anyways, it's nice seeing where it comes from and how it's made.

[@otis3744]

the issue is not necessarily the inequality that will always exist but the means of production, to fully experience the benefits of such industries you need to own a huge chunk of the logistical train otherwise you’re stuck doing most of the work and getting the least benefit

[@vinnygi]

The irony is that there’s no such thing as a superfood. You get as much benefit from a blueberry as an açaí. All this grief for nothing.

[@inside-left]

If you're living on the bread line, literally any food whatsoever becomes super food. Variety of food is the real game changer

[@eddiesantos4978]

Blueberry is exotic and expensive in Brazil.

[@-Khepri]

Açaí berries are one of the best sources of antioxidant polyphenols and may contain as much as 10 times more antioxidants than blueberries

[@-Khepri]

So you're wrong

[@CordeliaWagner]

The meat und has much worse things going on but nobody cares. Too many hypocrites.

[@nerd26373]

Amazing content as always. We look forward to seeing more.

[@Gg-ij7li]

Jesus loves you all and is coming back soon! Believe in His death and resurrection and repent of your sins and be saved! Remember that He died and rose up again for you to be in heaven with Him! Have an amazing day ❤️❤😊❤

[@realstatistician]

Goji berry, elderberry, mulberry, honeyberry, goumi, eastern prickly pear, sugarberry, serviceberry, quince, pawpaw, chokecherry, mayhaw, silverberry, rose hips, seaberry. These are some fruits that can be grown in temperate zones, for those who want ethically-sourced nutrient-dense foods and don’t live in a tropical or subtropical climate (and they are easy to grow). All of these can be grown in at least USDA zone 6, and some in much colder zones.

[@amazon4716]

Durian is interesting. Smells a little funky... but actually very creamy and sweet.

[@larissagabiqueiroga]

The pound of the açaí sorbet is basically made of 1 oz açaí watered down and added sugar. Açaí has a strong earthy taste. These folks are paid nothing :(

[@TZeroZeroOne]

Some durian farmers use public land illegally. To say that it is 'cost' and to compare that with the issues with gangs in the cases of avocado and acai berry is quite far a fetch. And durian does not have any alleged health benefits; it is a gourmet fruit (a concept that some of the commentators here seem not to comprehend), not a super fruit.

[@shandelebroyles1099]

I'm thinking you should do your homework before opening your mouth. Durian is highly nutritious. I would list it but you can Google it yourself. But seriously why would you ever think that any fruit wouldn't have any nutritional value at all???

[@uelld.8371]

@@shandelebroyles1099 Had to agree with TZeroZeroOne with that one. If you ask the local why people shouldn't eat it along medication & high alcoholic drinks, they will tell you that it may cause health issue. Also the issue with durian is the forest that's been cleared to plant these trees. If you keep with some of these local news, you will realize that there's been an increasing number of human and wild animals confrontation. Just recently in Malaysia, there's been two separate incident of elephant attack with both involving human casualties.

[@Jumper4ever93]

none of these products are superfoods.

[@elkapitan75]

Agree with most of what you said except durian has benefits such as potassium, vitamins, fibre, antioxidants etc. We have many instances of animals or even tigers eating them in the wild. But durian is not something you're suppose to eat everyday which shows that it's not a superfood.

[@Jumper4ever93]

@@lofu321 antioxidants = poisons. You\d better not have them in your food.

[@byronmilla9865]

They should explain to the acai producer how much it cost to keep a retail space and amployes in the USA, just rent alone very expensive!!! Here in California.

[@PoppyOxymoron]

Very educational! Good job!

[@Vegan-Lion]

If you found this interesting, watch the documentary 'Earthlings' or 'Dominion'... maybe 'Land of Hope'? (All can be found on KZbin) Think this was bad? Wait until you see how wholesome the rest of your food is!!

[@jasiucasic]

why do i feel like 90% of this channel is just regurgitated old episodes

[@BonShula]

Watching this while eating acai, durian and avocado bowl. 😚

[@DonLee1980]

it is a travesty that farmers who feed the world should ever need to feel worried about their safety. It's also ironic that many of the people who look to eat these "super foods" are the same people who preach for a greener earth and better health.

[@commonberus1]

While it is sad that these small farmers do not get enough of the money made, if people did not have an obsession with super foods it would destroy their business.

[@Rubyoreo]

Yah I don't really get the point of shaming people for... eating food. Like. are you really going to yell at everyone in the grocery store for eating a "popular fruit"?

[@jemappellemerci]

It’s not the people eating that are a problem. Like they said early in the video, they do not profit off it like the westerners with big machines do. The factories buy the berries for a few cents and then sell them for like 50-100 times as much even though they’re not the ones doing the physically hard and dangerous labor (and let’s be honest, the money doesn’t even go to their employees). This is a problem. And then there’s also the problem where big companies see this rage about this superfood and basically will take over these people’s business by planting much more of these berries which will put this family out of business and will mess with the ecosystem there.

[@Rubyoreo]

@@jemappellemerci Oh yeah I 100% Agree with you. I'm mostly talking about other comments in this comment section who are blaming people for like...wanting to eat fruit. Instead of blaming companies for screwing the farmers by underpaying them then also upselling to consumers by a crazy margin. The companies are absolutely the ones who need to be held accountable. Sorry for not clarifying.

[@kaemincha]

no, it it the middlemen who are taking advantage of them to upsell and squeeze out any profit they can get. the demand will be there, the middlemen can choose to pay these farmers who do the hard work their fair wage.

[@steelstrider2624]

I live in socal and while I’m not Mexican myself I’ve always been surrounded by and enjoyed their culture and food so to hear an avacado called a superfood is strange to me

[@TimorDa]

Did you know that these excist: . , ; ?

[@lugi25]

It is the healthiest fruit( technically a fruit)

[@carolinegween3485]

Now my dad growth his own avocado n durian since their price spike tooo high to afford as a healthy snacks... This month supposed to be loaded of durian to harvest but my dad told me those fruit suddenly disappear... Felt upset tho

[@elicastle93]

I'm Mexican that has been eating avocados since childhood and was happy avocados became popular and for a short time they became cheaper during it's rising popularity now they cost as much or more before they became popular.

[@PlacestobeVG]

I like how you guys are able to reuse these clips and unite them under a sensible title

[@christinemalaka8636]

This has made me decide that society no longer needs "royal families"

[@ghadaka4037]

I MUST SAY…I like your style. You’re HONEST; STRAIGHTFORWARD & FUNNY…!!! This is what we need nowadays, and not some kind of scientist telling you don’t eat EGGS…!!! By the way Mate; would you care to take some questions from the ignorance society???!!! That will be great. Thanks & good egging

[@ev_p]

At 1:22 . . . extra music track seems to be left in by mistake? Not trying to be mean or anything. I always enjoy Insider Business content; just something I noticed.

[@thefolder3086]

The avocado farmers in Mexico really reminds me of oil palm farmers in Thailand. They don’t just stop at guns here tho, explosives are also a regular occurrence.

[@tehkuwen5222]

1:21 - 1:29 The editor screwed up the audio lol

[@shandelebroyles1099]

🙄

[@macar0n.]

instead of switching your blackberries to açaí or millets for quinoa for health reasons (taste is diff obv), just add more healthy food to your diet.

[@eleonik76]

Everyone talking about the superfood and stuff,but nobody notice the supergirl at 4.48 😀 Gorgeous!!

[@Syedlareb]

I wish the local farm would make a corporation to process and sell thier goods just like "Amul" did in india. I would love a video about Amul too.

[@bondrewdbestdad]

Never heard of Amul, is it India specialty?

[@Syedlareb]

@@bondrewdbestdad nah its corporation made by unions of dairy farmer to sell milk directly and make dairy products. This way farmers gets good profit and does not get exploited.

[@noralally6449]

do you mean the indian gooseberrys

[@angelas5099]

@@noralally6449 and that is called Amla in Hindi language.

[@noralally6449]

@@angelas5099 i have amla powder and camu camu powder will this help me loose weight

[@ArdillaINC]

Who is obsessed with Durian out there? 😅

[@JayP-vh9wc]

Dumdum KZbinrs

[@platin2148]

Hmm sounds for me like there are certainly technical inventions to solve the issue of climbing there.

[@bitj3457]

is durian really a superfood? in my hometown where durian is one of its main export, we know headaches often occured if you eat it too much. it has high sugar level. :(

[@Youdontknowmeson1324]

Goji berries are really easy to grow.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

I'm ordering some this year to get started growing for myself, just because it seems to be one of the easiest of the high nutrient foods I can grow as a perennial in my area.

[@Youdontknowmeson1324]

@@goosenotmaverick1156 yes they can even be invansive but there is a species native to southern United States called Christmas berry and there’s native desert gojis but there’re rare and not as cold hardy Lycian bar arum and Lycium Chinese are the common species. Also there’s black gojis from russia.

[@shandelebroyles1099]

Ummm okay

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

@@Youdontknowmeson1324 luckily they're not considered invasive where I'm at. I will have to do a tiny bit of extra work in winter to keep em happy, but it will be super minimal, basically shield from wind if they dip low enough, which they do every few years.

[@KillerLeo-Pokhara2323]

Yummy 😋 fruit ❣️🇳🇵😊🙏

[@veniceblair]

i eat avocados almost everyday of my life, in a foreign country as child they were cheap, in USA i pay 2$ for each jumbo avocado. I luv it im plantbased vegan so thats the kind of food i chose to eat instead of meats. BETTER n HEALTHIER. WORTH THE COST.

[@aniketrana1609]

Native and locally grown fruits and vegetables are superfoods 👍👍

[@vickomen3697]

Does cocoa obsession fall in?

[@ry.hoshiko5482]

What?! Since when Durian is a superfood?! Im from Malaysia and we never call it superfood tho

[@zulfadhlihakim-jo9xj]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@daniels-mo9ol]

A superfood is just another name for exotic or expensive. Imported foods are basically superfoods. They are a scam to make people think they eat something good.

[@shandelebroyles1099]

*GOOGLE IT.* 🙄

[@liyentan112]

Ang mo like to call it superfood it's hilarious

[@zulfadhlihakim-jo9xj]

@@daniels-mo9ol thats how they promote the food and increase the price tag...hahahaha

[@sleepybeargaming324]

I didn't know durian was one of the superfood, we got plenty in here!

[@guillermolledowolkowicz7085]

The cost of avocado in Spain has been having a new crop well adapted and with a good prize for the farmers! For me superfoods are those that are fresh, local, from good soil, plastic free and if possible, those that doesn't pick only the perfect looking products. It doesn't matter if they have been here for a milion years or if they are from the first crop in history. It's our responsability to eat all the local varieties that are not cultivated anywhere else, and to make local all crops that are well adapted and don't need forced and artificial conditions to grow. The most luxurious diet I know is the cheapest available here.