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What’s New In Superfruits?

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One of the trends developing in food and beverage products is renewed focus on the inherent benefits of certain foods, especially such superfruits as pomegranate, aÃ§aÃ­ and goji berry, which are naturally high in antioxidants. A few key product introductions illustrate this trend.


Some products made with these fruits make specific claims as to the fruitsâ antioxidant benefits, while others simply indicate the presence of the fruits and do not make associated claims. Increasingly, manufacturers assume that consumers have a better understanding of the benefits of antioxidants in the diet.

goji berries

Pomegranate is relatively well established. It appears in a number of niche and mainstream products, such as PomaGrand pomegranate juice from Odwalla, Half Moon Bay, CA, which makes a claim to help protect the body by neutralizing oxidizing molecules.

My absolute favourite pomegrante juice, syyrups etc come from Sadaf!Â  A taste test between the popular brands of Pom and Odwalla tell the story with Sadaf rangingly better.

AÃ§aÃ­ is newer, but still is appearing in a wide range of products in the United States. It has the cachÃ© of its Amazon source, which is a hot sub-trend in both food and nonfood.

Hain-Celestial, New York, introduced AÃ§aÃ­ Mango Zinger herbal tea, which does not make a specific claim regarding the benefits of aÃ§aÃ­. Other companies do focus on the specific health benefits of aÃ§aÃ­âs antioxidants. Kroger, Cincinnati, for example, sells its own brand of smoothiesâActive Lifestyleâthat has less sugar than other smoothies, active cultures to support the immune system, and the goodness of antioxidants.

Goji berries are less well established in the market, but product introductions are growing, and will continue to do so. For example, a niche company called Superfood Snacks, Lihue, HI, offers Organic Chocolate Goji Treats?chocolate-covered goji berries positioned as a âbalanced fusion of raw exotic, ancient medicinal super foods and specialty ingredients from around the world.â The company says this product will help energize, replenish and rejuvenate.

Moving ahead, watch for more major companies to enter this market, and also watch for food and beverage products to address the general overall health benefits of antioxidants and superfruits, while dietary supplements will focus more on dosage and efficacy.

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Ganesh.Dutta's picture
superb pictures of super fruits!
Snigdha's picture
Good Blog. Great pictures.