Questions & Answers

Is Vitadrink® Organic and Non-GMO?

Yes. Our complete line of 100% cold-pressured beverages are USDA certified Organic. All of our products are also Non-GMO.

Can my kids drink Vitadrink®?

Of course! Our juices are healthy for young ones as for adults too.

Why using glass bottles?

  • Keeps food safe. Scientists no longer ask if toxic substances migrate from plastic to food during microwave heating. They ask how much toxins migrate.
  • Glass is cleaner than plastic.
  • Its non-porous surface doesn’t absorb food and germs.
  • Glass’ safe, glossy surface repels food odors and residual flavors.
  • Helps clean-up the planet. Using glass rather than plastic significantly reduces landfill. It also saves energy on plastic’s inefficient recycling process. Up to 80% of all recycled glass can be reclaimed. Recycled glass uses 40% less energy than manufacturing new glass. Recycling doesn’t compromise glass’ quality or structure and no toxins are produced in it’s recycling.

Is Vitadrink® Kosher, Halal?

Yes our juices are Kosher and Halal compliant.

What is Cold pressure?

At Vitadrink®, we use Cold Pressure, also known as High Pressure Processing (HPP), instead of high heat, to extend shelf life & to help maintain essential vitamins, minerals & enzymes. Go to ColdPressure.org to learn more.

Is your juicer the same as my blender?

Actually, they are not the same. We cold press, hydraulically.

  • First we grind or cut the produce into a fine pulp.
  • Then we apply thousands of pounds of pressure to the pulp extracting every ounce of juice that the fruit or vegetable has to give. This results in you receiving the most nutritional value possible.

A traditional blender uses high speed to spin which often times heats the product. Even though the skin is liquefied your body still needs to digest it thereby limiting the vitamins and minerals that you can quickly receive into your bloodstream.

Where is your production facility?

We make our juices in sunny Croatia, Europe. Furthermore our organic fruits are grown on fields that have been organic for more than 20 years.

How should I store my juice?

Keep it chilled in the refrigerator until you’re ready to consume it. Once opened, we recommend that you store it in the refrigerator and consume it within 5 days. The shelf life of the juice is 2 years.

Can I drink your juices if I am a diabetic?

While you should check with your doctor first, the answer is usually «NO» because of the amount of natural sugar in the fruit that is used to make our juices. We recommend consulting your doctor concerning any dietary changes.

  • Vitadrink®100% juice with no added sugar are also options for diabetics. These drinks provide more calories and carbohydrates than the other recommended choices, but they also contain important vitamins and minerals. Just remember to control portion size when you drink them, because the calories and carbohydrates can add up when you have too much.

Can I drink Vitadrink® if I am lactose intolerant?

Of course! All Vitadrink products are dairy-free.

Can I drink Vitadrink® if I am on a Gluten-free diet?

Yes, again! All of our Vitadrink® products are gluten-free.

Does our 100% natural juices contains fiber

Yes all our 100% natural juices contains fiber of varying amounts depending on the the type of juice. Our Aronia juice ranks the highest with 20% «% daily value, based on a 2000 calorie diet»

Dietary fiber, found mainly in fruits, vegetables and whole grains is probably best known for its ability to prevent or relieve constipation. But foods containing fiber can provide other health benefits as well, such as :

  • helping to maintain a healthy weight
  • lowering your risk of diabetes and heart disease.

Why does your juice separate?

Without the use of artificial additives (which we never use!) separation in juice occurs naturally, because of the varying densities of fruits & vegetables. Simply shake & enjoy!

Are you a publicly traded company?

Vitadrink® is a Swiss brand owned privately by EL ABRIDI SWISS TRADING company based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Can I drink Vitadrink® after it passes the expiration date?

No, we do not recommend drinking any Vitadrink® product after it has expired.

Can you freeze any of your juices ?

No, glass bottles cannot be stored in the freezer. Because of our long shelf life it's not necessary to freeze our juices.

Import Taxes to USA

Import taxes customs codes:

  • 2202.90.3000 is for single fruit juice.
  • 2202.90.3500 for a mixture of fruit juices.

If juices are of single strength and brix value is < 20 then Its duty free, if it’s apple juice then it’s duty free.

  1. Vitadrink® Apple Juice = duty free.
  2. Vitadrink® Beetroot Juice = duty free.
  3. Vitadrink® Cherry Juice = duty free.
  4. Vitadrink® Aronia Juice = duty free.
  5. Vitadrink® Blackberry Juice = duty free.
  6. Vitadrink® wild blueberry Juice = duty free.
  7. Vitadrink® wild Pomegranate Juice = duty free.
  8. Only Vitadrink® Plum juice has a brix = to 20.

Without added water, sweetener, vitamins, minerals, unfermented and no added spirits is 2009.71.0000 (brix value < 20), 2009.79.0010 (other, frozen), or 2009.79.0000 (other,other) all unconditionally duty free. Which means that all Vitadrink® single strength juice and Vitadrink® mix juices are duty free !

  1. Vitadrink® Apple-Aronia Juice= duty free.
  2. Vitadrink® Apple-Beetroot Juice = duty free.
  3. Vitadrink® Apple-Cherry Juice = duty free.
  4. Vitadrink® Apple-Carrot Juice = duty free.

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Why are we better than the competition:

  1. We use the best available ingredients and our juices are:
    GMO FREE
    NOT from Concentrate
    NO added Additives
    NO added Sugar
    NO Artificial Flavors
    NO Added Preservatives
  2. We offer unique juices such as but not limited to:
    Aronia
    Apple-Aronia, Apple-Carrot, Apple-Cherry, Apple-Beetroot
    Wild Blueberry
    Wild Pomegranate
  3. Superior taste award in 2012 delivered by the International Taste and Quality Institute.
  4. Certifications:
    Organic USA, Europe, Canada, Austria and Japan
    Halal
    ISO 22000 and 9001
    HACCP
  5. Organic fruits and vegetables are grown on fields which have been organic for more than 20 years.
  6. Very competitive prices.

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Why should you consider our products:

  • We offer unique products that competition does not.
  • We adapt quickly to new trends and customers needs.
  • We can produce unique juices according to clients recipe or adjust any of our juices or mixes with a minimum of a container 40 feet order (24 pallets).
  • We do not store juices in our facility, each orders is made from fresh fruit which guarantee a maximum of vitamins.
  • Our goal is to provide customers with the healthiest products.

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Natural Juices and Concentrates

What is the difference between a 100% natural juice and a juice made of 100% natural concentrate?
Often, one can see on the packaging a sign that a products contains «100% natural juice made of fruits or vegetables». To obtain a 100% natural juice, fruits and vegetables have to be processed in such a way that they are firstly pressed, then pasteurized and finally bottled. This allows the juice to keep all the «life» ingredients found in fresh fruits and vegetables. By «life» ingredients, we primarily think of the numerous vitamins, minerals, acids and most importantly the «living water» or «aqua viva» that is extracted from the fruit and vegetable cells.

On the other hand, a juice made from concentrate is fundamentally different in its processing method. The biggest difference is precisely the absence of the «living water» or «aqua viva». This is due to the heating process that uses evaporation to eliminate all the water from the pressed fruit juice. Thereafter, the juice from concentrate is being produced by adding spring or tap water to the concentrate. Unfortunately, the «aqua viva» cannot be restored in the 100% natural juices from concentrate simply because most of the valuable virtues have been lost in the heating and evaporation process.

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Shelf Life

How is it possible that our freshly pressed juices have a shelf life of 2 years?
Is it possible that our 100% juices keeps all their nutritional values for such a long time ?

Vitadrink® 100% juices go into the pasteurization process where it is heated to a certain temperature in order to be «disinfected» i.e. in order to neutralize all the microorganisms that would lead to spoilage or fermentation of the juice. This juice is then filled into sterilized glass bottles and hermetically sealed.
This process has been known in the food processing industry since the 19th century when a worldwide known scientist, Louis Pasteur, discovered the advantages of «pasteurization». Sealing pasteurized juice in high quality glass packaging allows extension of shelf-life and preservation of all natural, valuable nutrients.

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What do Certificates mean

Are they really a better guarantee of products quality?

Certificates placed on the packaging are a guarantee of high quality manufacturing processes (from raw materials to processing and final products) or are a guarantee of high quality raw materials and final products. Vitadrink® products are certified by internationally recognized certificates specific to the food-processing industry.

  • ISO 9001 and HACCAP guarantee product processing quality.
  • HALAL and KOSHER guarantee that the production process respects the principles of Muslim and Hebrew cultures.

Vitadrink® certificates guarantees that the raw materials are coming from biodynamic fields and that the production process obeys ecological standards.

Production

Tradition

Factory inside View

The outstanding quality of Vitadrink® products is well known in Switzerland. Long years of experience in selecting the best quality fresh fruits and vegetables as well as the experience in strictly controlled production processes, have enabled us to preserve the richest and healthiest nutrients in our products.

A fair and trusting relationship with our business partners enabled us to establish an excellent and sustainable cooperation. As a result, our suppliers provide us with the best raw materials. Moreover, we have developed new technological ideas and solutions that have allowed us to continuously improve the quality of our products which contain natural valuable nutrients.

Vitadrink® products are based on traditional recipes, fresh fruits and vegetables from domestic culture, and modern technology which insures that our products «breath» life.

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Technology

A new, technologically advanced plant equipped with a state of the art production line gives us the following advantages:

  • FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION

Should our customers require short notice additional deliveries, we are able to perform a quick change-over (retooling within a few hours) of our production line.

  • PRESERVATION OF VALUABLE NUTRIENTS IN THE FINAL PRODUCT

Our technologically advanced plant insures that the best of fresh fruits and vegetables is retained in our final products. The juice is heated until a specific pasteurization temperature is reached. The heated juice is then poured into-a-previously sterilized glass packaging and hermetically sealed. This process insures long term freshness of our final products.

  • GLASS PACKAGING

A simple and elegant glass packaging is very functional, because it protects and preserves the final product and is environmentally friendly.

  • ENERGY EFFICIENCY

The production waste from pressing or pureeing is not thrown away, but rather it is used for:

  1. bio composting
  2. fodder
  3. renewable energy

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Juice production flow:

  1. Receipt of raw materials
  2. Washing
  3. Scrubing
  4. Inspection
  5. Chopping/trituration
  6. Thermal processing (where is needed)
  7. Pressing
  8. Coarse filtration
  9. Inspection
  10. Homogenization
  11. Deaeration
  12. Pasteurization
  13. Hot filling
  14. Bottle cooling
  15. Labeling
  16. Packing

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Quality

Vitadrink® RESPECTS NATURE'S RULES!

Our products are rich in healthy nutrients due to Vitadrink® focus on the following factors:

  • Respect of nature, we use only seasonal sun ripen fruits and vegetables.
  • Selection of the best varieties:
    • In cooperation with our agriculture suppliers, we select the most tasteful fruits and vegetables, which undergo a thorough quality control process before starting the production process. This procedure enables us to eliminate damaged or rotten fruits and vegetables and render our final products very tasty and a true delicacy
  • Our products are 100% GMO free - Vitadrink® guarantees the absence of GMO in the final product

CERTIFICATES

The high quality of the production process and the final products of Vitadrink® is guaranteed by the following certificates:

  • ORGANIC USA, Canada, Japan, Europe and Austria.
  • ISO 9001
  • ISO 22000
  • HACCP
  • HALAL

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Research & Development

Vitadrink® continuously invests resources in research and development of new products.

In cooperation with universities and numerous partners, we look forward to developing and improvinge our technology of conventional and organic cultivation of fruits and vegetables. This guarantees the highest quality of our products and source of vitality and positive energy.

Moreover, Vitadrink® closely monitors new world trends in the food processing industry.

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Premium Products

Apples, beetroots, carrots and blackberries that are processed by Vitadrink®, derive from controlled cultivation thanks to tradition of selecting the best varieties of fruits and vegetables.

Because of continuous education and cooperation with subcontractors, we achieve superior results, and our future aim is to produce additional rare high-end green products, whose quality will be guaranteed by all certificates relevant to the food industry.

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Vitadrink® Simply H E A L T H Y :)