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What varieties of Organic Aloe does Lakewood offer? Are Lakewood juices vegan? Which quality standards does Lakewood adhere to? Are Lakewood Juices Kosher Certified? How are Lakewood fruit juices made? Are all Lakewood juices vacuum-sealed in glass bottles? Do any of your Lakewood products contain preservatives? Where can I find a store that carries Lakewood juices? What is the shelf life of Lakewood juices? Once I have opened a bottle, how long will the juice last in the refrigerator? Does Lakewood use any artificial sweeteners in their juice products? Are Lakewood organic juices GMO free? What is the difference between Pure Cranberry and Cranberry Blend? What does "Best By" mean? Quality Assurance information - BPA Acai & Natural Omega Oils Are All Lakewood Juices Pasteurized? How much nutrition is lost during pasteurization of fruit and vegetable juices? Can your Fresh Pressed Pure Aloe juice be frozen in ice cube trays and when ready to use, defrosted to drink? How do I get a copy of the Lakewood Organic Certificate? Do any Lakewood Fruit Juices contain Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)? |
Are 100% Pure Fruit & Vegetable Juices gluten and casein free?Yes. All Lakewood 100% Pure Fruit & Vegetable juices are gluten and casein free. Gluten refers to products derived from wheat or other grains, and casein refers to products derived from milk. Please note that seasonal availability of fresh fruits and vegetables may affect the specific label information and product flavor profiles of Lakewood Juices Products. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing - Harvesting - Pressing - Bottling What varieties of Organic Aloe does Lakewood offer?Lakewood offers five (5) different Organic Aloe juices. 1. Pure Aloe, Inner Fillet Juice: Pressed from Fresh Aloe Leaves. 2. Pure Aloe Gel, Inner Fillet Gel: Pressed from Fresh Aloe Leaves. 3. Pure Whole Leaf Aloe: Pressed from Fresh Whole Aloe Leaves. 4. Aloe Plus Cherry: Pressed from Fresh Whole Aloe Vera Leaves, Blended with Organic Red Tart Cherry Juice, Black Cherry Juice and Acerola Cherry Juice. 5. Herbal Aloe*: Pressed from Fresh Whole Aloe Vera Leaves, Enhanced with a Synergistic Blend of Pomegranate, Eleuthero, Green Tea, Ginger, Lemon Balm, Hibiscus, and Sea Buckthorn. *Herbal Aloe was developed in conjunction with Dr. Aviva Romm, noted Herbalist, teacher, practitioner, author and medical doctor. She is a recognized expert in the field of botanical medicine, women’s and children’s health. Lakewood is proud to recognize Dr. Romm’s contributions to these fields and is appreciative to her for her consultation in developing Lakewood’s Herbal Aloe. Lakewood does not and never has used preservatives in any of their juices. In fact, Lakewood pioneered the modern bottling technique of adding lemon juice to pure aloe. This technique protects the integrity of the aloe while retaining the maximum amount of natural polysaccharides….without using any preservatives. No Preservatives - No Citric Acid - No Potassium Sorbate - No Benzoic Aid - No Sodium Benzoate Vacuum Safety Sealed in Eco-friendly Glass Bottles. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing- Harvesting- Pressing- Bottling Are Lakewood juices vegan?To the best of our knowledge and belief, Lakewood confirms that no animal products, derivatives, or animal by-products are used in any form in Lakewood organic fruit or vegetable juices- except for Lakewood Organic Lemon-Ginger Echinacea which contains honey. Lakewood concurs with The Vegan Society understanding - the word ‘animal’ refers to the entire Animal Kingdom, that is all (non-human) vertebrates and all multicellular invertebrates. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing- Harvesting- Pressing- Bottling Which quality standards does Lakewood adhere to?The equipment used in our production process meets all applicable USDA and FDA specifications and requirements. Product labeling meets all current USDA, FDA, and Organic Standards. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing- Harvesting- Pressing- Bottling Are Lakewood Juices Kosher Certified?Yes, the following list of items are Kosher Certified by KOF-K. See Our Media Section for copy of the certificate: http://www.lakewoodjuices.com/media Lakewood Organic Juices, Culinary, and Concentrates
How are Lakewood fruit juices made?Our juices start with fresh fruit. Once the fruit is picked, it is loaded onto the field trucks and transported to our processing plant, where it is washed, graded, selected, and separated. Next, the fruit is pressed and the puree or juice is passed through a finisher to remove excess pulp, seeds, and skin. Finally, our juice is bottled, and vacuum-sealed in new, clean, glass bottles. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing- Harvesting- Pressing- Bottling Are all Lakewood juices vacuum-sealed in glass bottles?Yes, all Lakewood Juice Products are vacuum-sealed in air barrier glass containers to prevent fermentation or spoilage as long as the original seal is maintained. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing- Harvesting- Pressing- Bottling Do any of your Lakewood products contain preservatives?None of our juices or aloe products contain preservatives -- "never had preservatives -- never will". Lakewood does not and never has used preservatives in any of their juices. In fact, Lakewood pioneered the modern bottling technique of adding lemon juice to pure aloe. This technique protects the integrity of the aloe while retaining the maximum amount of natural polysaccharides….without using any preservatives. No Preservatives - No Citric Acid - No Potassium Sorbate - No Benzoic Aid - No Sodium Benzoate No Preservatives - No Citric Acid - No Potassium Sorbate - No Benzoic Acid. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing- Harvesting- Pressing- Bottling Where can I find a store that carries Lakewood juices?Click here to find a store nearest you. (Contact the store for specific product availability) As new stores are opening regularly, please feel free to Contact Us to add a listing. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing- Harvesting- Pressing- Bottling What is the shelf life of Lakewood juices?All Lakewood juices are vacuum sealed in glass bottles and do not require refrigeration. However, we encourage our distributors and retailers to maintain Lakewood Juice Products in a cool or air-conditioned environment as all fruit juices will lose flavor and color if they are not properly stored and rotated. For long term storage we suggest a refrigerated environment. Fruit juices packed in glass bottles should not be frozen. Freezing will cause the vacuum seal to rupture, and the juice will ferment upon thawing. Because our fresh pressed juices contain no preservatives, bottles that have been opened should be refrigerated and consumed within 2 weeks. After that period of time, fruit juices will begin their natural fermentation and deterioration process. Some of our other products such as lemon juice, lime juice, and noni juice, due to their specific characteristics, may be stored in your refrigerator for several months without any significant deterioration. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing- Harvesting- Pressing- Bottling Once I have opened a bottle, how long will the juice last in the refrigerator?Because our fresh pressed juices do not contain preservatives, bottles that have been opened should be refrigerated and consumed within 2 weeks. After that period of time, fruit juices will begin their natural fermentation and deterioration process. Some of our other products such as lemon juice, lime juice, and noni juice, due to their specific characteristics, may be stored in your refrigerator for several months without any significant deterioration. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing- Harvesting- Pressing- Bottling Does Lakewood use any artificial sweeteners in their juice products?Lakewood does not use any artificial sweeteners, fillers or additives. All Lakewood Juices are made from fresh fruit and are 100% natural. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing - Harvesting - Pressing - Bottling Are Lakewood organic juices GMO free?Under the current USDA National Organic Program- Excluded methods section: A variety of methods used to genetically modify organisms or influence their growth and development by means that are not possible under natural conditions or processes and are not considered compatible with organic production. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology). Such methods do not include the use of traditional breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture. All Lakewood organic products are manufactured under the USDA NOP - National Organic Program. Lakewood is a Certified Organic processor and Bottler operating under Current Certification through QCS- Quality Certification Services - Florida Organic Growers and Consumers. All raw fruit and other ingredients are in compliance with the NOP Program and are reviewed by QCS on an ongoing basis. If you have any further questions, please contact our Miami office. What is the difference between Pure Cranberry and Cranberry Blend?Pure Cranberry contains only the juice pressed from fresh cranberries. Since there is nothing added to our 100% Pure Cranberry juice it will naturally have a bitter and acidic taste; therefore, this juice is most often consumed for medicinal purposes. For your drinking pleasure, we suggest combining our 100% Pure Cranberry with pure water or another Lakewood juice, such as apple or grape. Our Cranberry Blend is a milder alternative offering a mixture of pure cranberry, apple, and grape juice. Please note that seasonal availability of fresh fruits and vegetables may affect the specific label information and product flavor profiles of Lakewood Juice Products. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing - Harvesting - Pressing - Bottling What does "Best By" mean?Lakewood Juices have a “Best By” date printed on the cap. "Best By " is the date recommended for best flavor and quality. It is not a purchase or safety date. The date is provided by Lakewood as an indication of how long the juice will remain at its best quality when the product has remained sealed and properly stored. After the Best By date has passed, you may start to notice gradual changes in the color or flavor of the juice. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing - Harvesting - Pressing - Bottling Quality Assurance information - BPALakewood Fruit Products Company is aware of the media attention concerning BPA (bisphenol A)used as an ingredient in the manufacturer of plastic bottles, liners and coatings. In response to this concern, Lakewood has issued the following information statement. All Lakewood juice products are packaged in glass bottles. There are no BPA concerns associated with glass bottles. The bottle caps on Lakewood products (liners and food contact coating) do not contain BPA. If you have any questions about this information, please contact: Tom Fuhrman Lakewood Miami, a Division of Florida Bottling Co.Inc E-mail: tfuhrman@floridabottling.com Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing - Harvesting - Pressing - Bottling Acai & Natural Omega OilsOur Lakewood açai juices are full strength products. The naturally occurring Omega Oils found in the açai berries have not been removed. This juice will settle and some of the natural oils will rise to the top of the bottle. Shake well before serving to enjoy the complete nutritional value of this juice. Please note that we are adding a note to our labels to help explain the presence of these Omega Oils. Lakewood: Certified Organic Growing - Harvesting - Pressing - Bottling Are All Lakewood Juices Pasteurized?Yes, all Lakewood Juices are pasteurized. Our juices do not contain preservatives. Therefore, juices that have been opened and refrigerated should be consumed within 7 to 10 days. How much nutrition is lost during pasteurization of fruit and vegetable juices?Almost none. Fruit and vegetable juices contain a wide range of Micro-Nutrients including Vitamins, Minerals and Amino Acids. The only nutrient that is sensitive to heat pasteurization is Vitamin C. Pasteurization will cause no more than a 10% loss in vitamin C. Note: A typical serving of fruit juice containing Vitamin C provides a substantial amount toward the recommended daily allowance for vitamin C.Therefore, a10% loss of Vitamin C is of extremely minimal consequence while the benefits of pasteurization are substantial. Also note: The Nutrition Information stated on the bottle label is based upon analysis of the juice after pasteurization. The information provided herein is based upon the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida, The “Handbook of Beverage Packaging” by Giles, “Citrus Processing” by Kimball and “Beverage Quality and Safety” by Foster and Vasavada. Can your Fresh Pressed Pure Aloe juice be frozen in ice cube trays and when ready to use, defrosted to drink?Yes-that is a clever idea! How do I get a copy of the Lakewood Organic Certificate?All Lakewood Organic Juices are certified by USDA. For a copy of our certificate simply follow this link to our USDA Certificate located in our media section: http://www.lakewoodjuices.com/assets/media_file/32.pdf Do any Lakewood Fruit Juices contain Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO)?NO BVO. Quality Assurance Notice- Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO) is NOT an ingredient in any Lakewood products. Lakewood Fruit Products Company is aware of the media attention concerning Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO) used as an ingredient in the manufacturing of certain beverages. In response to this concern, Lakewood has issued the following information: Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is vegetable oil that has had atoms of the element bromine bonded to it. Brominated vegetable oil is used to stabilize citrus-flavored soft drinks. Its high density helps the droplets of natural fat-soluble citrus flavors stay suspended in the drink. BVO has been used by the soft drink industry since 1931, generally at a level of about 8 ppm. Careful control of the type of oil used allows bromination of it to produce BVO with a specific density (1.33 g/mL). As a result, it can be mixed with less-dense flavoring agents such as citrus flavor oil to produce a resulting oil whose density matches that of water or other products. The droplets containing BVO remain suspended in the water rather than separating and floating at the surface. A possible replacement is sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB), which as of January 25, 2013 was slated to replace BVO in Gatorade. Gatorade currently uses the stabilizer Glycerol ester of wood rosin (E445) in Europe. In the United States, BVO was designated in 1958 as generally recognized as safe (GRAS), but this was withdrawn by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1970. The U.S. Code of Federal Regulations currently imposes restrictions on the use of BVO as a food additive in the United States, limiting the concentration to 15 ppm, limiting the amount of free fatty acids to 2.5 percent, and limiting the iodine value to 16. As of 2012 it was used in Gatorade and Mountain Dew manufactured by PepsiCo; Powerade, Fanta Orange and Fresca made by Coca-Cola; and Squirt and Sunkist Peach Soda, made by the Dr Pepper Snapple Group. BVO is one of four substances that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has defined as interim food additives; the other are acrylonitrile copolymers, mannitol, and saccharin. BVO is currently permitted as a food additive in Canada. Source: Wikipedia 
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