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| 1a-Q: WHAT KIND OF JUICER DO YOU USE? |
| 1a-A: We use a hydraulic cold-press to extract all of our juices. |
| 1b-Q: IS COLD-PRESSED JUICE BETTER? |
| 1b-A:Absolutely. The cold-pressed method produces the purest form of juice by maintaining the structure of the cell walls and natural forms of the molecules that the juice is consisted of. This method is slow; it does not involve heat, fast grinding, or blending that would result in excessive aeration. The slow grinding and squeezing of the "pulp" or mash of ingredients results in minimal oxidation, thus maintaining the juice in its optimal form.
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| 1c-Q:WHAT IS THE "CERTIFIED R.A.W." SEAL ON YOUR LABEL? |
| 1c-A:This seal is granted by CERTIFIED R.A.W, a relatively newly established nonprofit certification agency that has defined a standard for what is considered "raw" for packaged food products. The standards met that determined our certification considered multiple aspects of our production process, from ingredient selection and manufacturing processes. The certification includes the same requirements and principles of GMP, HACCP, FSMA, HARPC, USDA Organic, Non-GMO.
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| 1d-Q:ARE YOUR PRODUCTS PASTEURIZED? |
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Absolutely not! Our beverages undergo what's called High-Pressure Processing, or HPP. This method employs hydrostatic pressure around the bottles in a cold environment instead of crudely boiling or pasteurizing the juice. HPP is the final safety measure required of us by the FDA to meet their safety standards but is extremely gentle in comparison to pasteurization. HPP is a laborious and costly method to employ, but it maintains a flavor that is virtually indistinguishable from juice that is a few seconds old. It also extends our shelf life and results in minimal loss to those precious nutrients and enzymes.
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| 1e-Q:ARE YOUR PRODUCTS ORGANIC? |
| 1e-A:All of our products are certified organic with the exception of The Cleanup, since the FDA does not consider Activated Charcoal a food.
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| 1f-Q:ARE YOUR PRODUCTS VEGAN, GLUTEN FREE, AND NON-GMO? |
| 1f-A:Yes, yes and yes! |
| 1i-Q:ARE YOUR BOTTLES BPA FREE? |
| 1i-A:Yes. The type of plastic we use is PET which means there is no BPA, BPS, Phthalates or Phthalate Based Plasticizers. PET plastic is also the most recyclable plastic there is, so please recycle. |
| 1j-Q:WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE PULP? |
| 1j-A:Because we are a zero-waste facility, we either compost the pulp or give it to other businesses that repurpose it for their products.
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| 1k-Q:DO YOU ADD ANY SUGAR TO YOUR JUICES? |
| 1k-A:We do not add sugar to our 100% juices. In our +Probiotic Line, we use organic Coconut Nectar as our sweetener. Coconut nectar is a sap that comes from coconut palms that actually has a nutritional profile unlike any other sweetener. It ranks low on the Glycemic Index clocking in at 35 and contains zero fructose on its own. |
