Which super fruit juice should I drink?

There's a lot of hype about these super fruit juices that are high in anti-oxidants like Acai Berry, Goji Berry, Mangosteen, Mannotech, Noni, Xango, Guarana, Wolf Berry, Chinese Lycium, Siberian Pineapple, Cili, Black Currant, Ningxia Red, etc...  How do I decide which one is the best for me?  I say that something is better than nothing.  However, there are a few things that you should look out for.

1.  Look at the list of ingredients.  Are there "junk juices" or "filler juices" in the drink?  Those would include apple, pear, and grape.  They taste good, but are not high in anti-oxidants.  Plus, they are high on the glycemic level and not good for diabetics.  In my opinion, the company wants to sell more for less and the consumer suffers.  If there are "filler juices", the better ones are pomegranate, blueberry, and raspberry.  NOTE: pomegranate juices do not spike blood sugar levels as easily as other fruit sugras.  Keep in mind that the majority of the drink may not contain the super fruit.  Acai can be on the label if it is one of the top 3 ingredients. 

2.  Look at the labels.  Don't be fooled by the words "100% juice".  It may consist of the super fruit juice as well as the "filler juices".  Look for the words that say which juice is 100%.

3.  Is the juice free of toxins?  Don't just look for the word "organic" as it only has to be a certain percentage of organic.  Look for it to be certified by the USDA as organic.  Foods today have less nutrients than they did hundreds of years ago.  Pesticides are not required on the label.

4.  Preservatives in the juice disrupt the natural qualities of the juice.

5.  Avoid the juice drinks that contain extra sugar that have a high glycemic index, which causes inflammation and counteracts the super fruit's benefits.  If you are drinking something that is "acai flavored", it won't give you the health benefits.  Low glycemic index sugars are organic blue agave, stevia, etc...

6.  Buy the juice in glass bottles, not plastic.  Plastic leeches into the juice and causes negative effects.  If the juice is heated and then poured in plastic bottle, bisphenol-A may be released.

7.  Check out www.bbb.org for the rating of the company by the Better Business Bureau.

8.  Is the company part of the fair trade?

9.  How does it rate on the ORAC scale?  ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Anti-Oxidant Capacity.  The higher the number, the more anti-oxidants there are. 

10.  Were the tests done is a test tube?

11.  Is the juice reconstituted?  Concentrated juices have less nutritional value.


You will not get the benefits of the super fruit if the drink does not consist primarily of it.  You will have to drink several times the serving size and thus, it will cost you more.  Looks for juices low in glycemic index and high in anti-oxidants.  These juices will give you better health results in combination of a healthy lifestyle.

From the 2012 Young Living Convention, they mentioned that a lot of the fruit juices contains propylene glycol.  Why?  Because they need to sell the diluted juice to make money.  It is not required by law to disclose it on a label. 

Sources and Resources:
http://www.naturalnews.com/022029.html
http://adamgreen.ca/articles/nutrition-articles/deciphering-antioxidant-juices/
http://acainotes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53:buy-the-best-acai-berry-juice&catid=37:buy-acai&Itemid=53
http://curezone.com/forums/am.asp?i=924261

Ingredients of some of the juices:
http://www.ningxiawolfberryjuice.com/ningxia-red-ingredients.html
http://www.mangosteenplus.org/mangosteen-ingredients.html
http://tahitinoni.com/noni_juice.htm


What super fruit juice will you drink?

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