Fun Fruit Facts

Drinking Mountain Sun juices is like putting your straw right into the orchard or berry patch. We choose fruits dripping with nutritional goodies, fresh press them at the peak of flavor and deliver the healthy benefits right to your glass.

Each fruit variety used in our juices was chosen because of its deep, rich flavor and powerful health supporting ingredients. See some of what each of those fruits offers and learn some interesting facts:

Cranberries:

• Native Americans used cranberries for medicinal purposes
• Today, half the annual crop of cranberries in the United States is grown in Massachusetts and is harvested between Labor Day and Halloween.
• Cranberries are low in calories and high in vitamin C
• Cranberry juice helps to prevent bladder infections

Pomegranates:

• Its name means ‘seeded apple’
• Full of potassium
• Its juice is a concentrated source of phytonutrients
• Unlike most fruits, it’s the seeds that are eaten, not the flesh

Blueberries:

• Have more antioxidants than practically any other fruit
• Are naturally sweet but low in calories
• Are native to North America
• Are high in soluble fiber which helps lower cholesterol

Black Cherries:

• Its pits were used to play games, like marbles
• Are tantalizing sweet and tart
• Cherry’s intense color is due to the abundance of anthocyanin, which is high in antioxidant capacity

Grapes:

• Grapes have grown wild since pre-historic times
• Grape juice is a concentrated source of anti-oxidants
• Grape juice is good for your brain as you age
• Grapes are really berries

Acai:

• The acai berry is considered the new ‘superfruit’
• Is rich in iron
• Contains heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids
• Is loaded with anthocyanin, a potent anti-oxidant