Tuesday, July 11, 2006

AMiGO Juice Product Quality

The following sets out information on ingredients and the manufacturing process involved in the formula of AMiGO Juice.

The questions I receive most frequently about AMiGO Juice relate to quality, specifically a desire to compare it to other products on the market also containing açaí, goji or mangosteen. I thought it would be helpful to set out concerns and address each one here.

Most other juice drinks are "proprietary blends." Another way of saying this is "secret formula" that can leave you guessing as to how much quantity you are getting in each serving. But, this is NOT the case with AMiGO Juice. The label lists exactly what you will receive each and every serving.

Currently there is one ingredient noted on the label as "artificial coloring". Here is what I have learned from the company. It is a grape skin extract – heat processed. It is not a synthetic ingredient. Actually, it does not have to be labeled artificial and the term artificial will be removed in the next production run.

AMiGO Capsules

As for the capsules, AMiGO Health ONLY uses vegetarian capsules. They do this because, Vegetarian Capsules are the superior choice for packaging high quality ingredients for supplements. Vegetarian capsules are composed of inert vegetable cellulose and do not interfere with the digestion and absorption of the ingredients contained within.

AMiGO Health uses 100% pure, preservative-free Vegetarian Capsules which dissolve rapidly. There's no degrading of the nutrients within the capsule; no rancid oil by-products or preservatives and it easily breaks down in the stomach. Vegetarian capsules are made of 92% methyl cellulose and 8% purified water. Methyl Cellulose is a "cotton-like" fiber derived from a soft wood pine tree that is cultivated in North America.

Most other companies use cheap gelatin capsules that are hard to digest, temperature sensitive, and contain toxic preservatives and/or solvent residues. Gelatin capsules are much harder and are made of 86% bovine and/or pig's skin and 14% purified water.

Cryogenic Freeze Dried Processing

Another concern is the extraction process for the dried formula. First, you should understand what is often implied by extraction. Extraction can sometimes be a process by which alcohol, water or toxic solvents are used to remove certain elements from a botanical. The process by which AMiGO powder is manufactured involves a process called "Cryogenic Freeze Dried". No heat or solvents are ever used in our processing!

Cryogenic Freeze Drying is one of the most advanced processing methods available today. It's an almost instantaneous way of freeze drying that keeps all the valuable nutrients intact and available for you. Açaí and Mangosteen retain their valuable nutrients and enzymes best when they are Cryogenic Freeze Dried. However, Goji is best preserved by a process that has been in use for centuries. The berries are shaken from the vine onto a sheet and air-dried in the shade.

This special cold-processing and air-drying method creates a final product that needs absolutely NO preservatives. Both Amigo Juice Powder and Amigo Capsules have NO preservatives added.

Harvesting Information

The following is a breakdown of the three fruits and specific information as to the harvesting:







Origin Amazon Rain Forest. The fruit is picked daily & freeze dried within 24 hours of harvest. The main Açaí trade in Brazil is done by individuals working as independent harvesters, contractors and also by coops (groups of people and/or families that work collectively together) and then sell as an independent contractor.

This fruit grows on extensive vines in the sheltered valleys of the Himalayas in Tibet. The round, red berries are very tender and must be shaken from the bine slowly, drying in the shade.

Origin Thailand, harvested when seasonally ripe for maximum efficacy. The xanthone rich pericarp is separated from the pulp and seed. The pericarp undergoes the cryogenic freeze dried process. Not all Asian "zones" are equal when it comes to quality mangosteen. Over the years the company has experienced some questionable quality of certain product samples, packaging, handling and exporting coming out of some countries, so Thailand is preferred for the raw material. AMiGO Health's pursuit of the best quality Mangosteen Pericarp, or hull ("pericarp" is the part of the Mangosteen fruit where the xanthones are the most potent) started months and months before you ever saw Mangosteen for sale on the internet. Other companies may use parts of the mangosteen fruit. While the fruit is good, and tastes great, it's the pericarp (hull or rind) that houses all potent antioxidant xanthones.

Each serving contains:

500mg Mangosteen (pericarp) per serving
500mg Goji Berries per serving
500mg Açaí Berries per serving

Each $49.95 container contains 90 servings (3 servings a day for 30 days). That is 4,500mg of Superfood Nutrition EVERY DAY! Only $10.00 and monthly autoship to join as a distributor.

Most products contain only 15-50mg of either mangosteen, goji or acai per serving. With AMiGO Juice product you'll get 500mg of each (Mangosteen, Goji and Açaí) per serving. That's 30 to 100 times the amount of SUPERFOOD per serving, when compared to other mainstream MLM products.

Rest assured, the quality cannot be surpassed. Try the product and feel the difference!


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