Health Juices

There are plenty of health juices on the market to take a look at that are not organic but are considered to be health juices, such as, Himalayan Goji Juice. So what is in a bottle of Himalayan Goji Juice? Reconstituted goji juice, grape – pear – apple juice concentrate, pear puree and natural flavor, with sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate added to maintain freshness. First question would be, what is reconstituted goji juice? By definition it means – To provide with a new structure, to constitute again; reconstruct; recompose. Now the other question is what is a concentrated juice, well it has gone thru a process to remove any solids in the juice, but it turns out that those solids are the storehouse for many nutrients.

Cloudy apple juices contain much more antioxidant than clear apple juice.

One last point to make, what chemical preservatives are in Himalayan Goji and other health juices? Natural flavors, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate. Natural flavors can be pretty much anything approved for use in food, its man made, which means its really not natural and the company does not have to list what the actually natural flavoring is. Here are just a few facts about sodium benzoate, when mixed with ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) sodium benzoate transforms into benzene, a known carcinogen. Heat, light and shelf life can affect the rate at which benzene is formed, so the longer it stays on the shelf the more benzene. Sodium benzoate along with artificial food coloring can cause children with ADHD to be more hyperactive. Coca Cola announced it would remove sodium benzoate from its products by the end of 2008. Potassium sorbate is used to inhibit molds and yeasts in many foods.

Monavie Ingredients – Acai (freeze-dried powder and acai puree); fruit juice from concentrate (white grape, nashi pear, acerola, aronia, purple grape, cranberry, passion fruit, apricot, prune, kiwi, blueberry, wolfberry (Goji), pomegranate, lychee, camu camu); fruit purees (pear, banana, bilberry); d-gulcosamine hydrochloride, esterified fatty acids, natural flavor, citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate.

Xango Ingredients – Reconstituted Mangosteen juice from whole fruit puree, apple juice concentrate, pear juice concentrate, grape juice concentrate, pear puree, blueberry juice concentrate, raspberry juice concentrate, strawberry juice concentrate, cranberry juice concentrate, Cherry juice concentrate,citric acid, natural flavor, pectin, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate.

G3 from Pharmanex Ingredients – Water, Proprietary Juice Blend (gac, Siberian Pineapple, Cili, Chinese Lycium), pear concentrate, grape concentrate, apple concentrate, acerola, natural flavor,citric acid, sodium Benzoate, ascorbic acid, xanthan gum, pectin.

Zrii does not list its nutritional label on their website. Zrii’s featured ingredients – Amalaki, Ginger, Turmeric, Tulsi, Schizandra, Jujube and Haritaki but they do not even tell you about the primary ingredients being pear, raspberry and pomegranate juices. Why would a company not reveal its label on its website?

So would you buy any of these juices? 100% Fruit juice is good for you because they offer a variety of nutrients found naturally in fruits. Unfortunately alot of the health juices/health drinks on the market today are from concentrate and have preservatives. Check the labels on the so called health juices before you buy.

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