Acai Juice Plus vs. MonaVie vs. Sozo: Health Drinks

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With all of the health juices on the market, it can be confusing to choose one – or to figure out if you should choose one!

Let’s look at 3 popular juices – Acai Juice Plus, MonaVie, and Sozo – to ascertain whether they are worth choosing.

Acai Juice Plus

Acai juice contains the acai fruit which is found in Brazil and Peru. It is purported to have 10 to 30 times the level of antioxidants found in pomegranates, blueberries, and grapes. It also contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids, Omega acids, and other beneficial compounds.  

 The company forces you to sign in under a distributor to even view the price of the product. Elsewhere on the site, it references the fact that some of their products have a 100% markup. Two red flags!

 MonaVie Juice

MonaVie is also made from the acai fruit. It claims to be made from AcaVie^TM– “the purest, most potent form of acai available.” They also make health claims as well – that MonaVie juice “defends against the effects of aging while improving your overall health” and “offers protection against cellular oxidation [and] promotes healthy joints” as well as having “cardioprotective effects” and supporting “healthy cholesterol levels.”

In addition to the acai fruit, MonaVie includes juice from 18 other types of fruit, including maqui.  Other ingredients include resveratrol and plant sterols (which the website claims have been “clinically shown to help lower cholesterol).

The following disclaimer appears on their website: “These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.”

The juice is “lightly carbonated” and costs $37 to $45 for 25 oz bottle.

Sozo Juice

Sozo juice features the “whole coffee fruit,” according to the company’s website. This is the key selling point of the juice – that it doesn’t contain just the coffee bean, it contains the whole coffee fruit, where, the company claims, the most value is rather than in the bean in itself. According to the company’s product brochure, the whole coffee fruit “may assist in” neutralizing free radicals, promoting the cardiovascular system, supporting glucose metabolism, and promoting a healthy mood and energy level.”

In addition to the coffee fruit, Sozo juice also contains juice from other fruits and vegetables as well as other ingredients, such as boron to promote healthy joints and VitaVeggie (a blend of sprouts, broccoli, tomatoes, spinach, Brussel sprouts, carrots, onion, and kale) which is a source of organic acids and flavonoids to support healthy vision, skin, blood-sugar levels, and urinary tract, brain function and cardiovascular health. Sozo juice also includes pomegranate powder for inflammation and circulation, Sensoril to reduce stress, and VitaBerry (wild blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, prune, cranberry, wild berry, grape, tart cherry) for healthy aging, cardiovascular function, brain function, blood-sugar levels, urinary tract, skin ,and vision. It also contains the acai berry that is present in Acai Juice Plus and Monaive.

Sozo juice contains no caffeine, preservatives, artificial flavors, or colors. According to the website, “just one 3 ounce serving . . . provides the equivalent antioxidant protection of 20 servings of fruits and vegetables.”

Again, the following disclaimer is displayed: This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.”

Going on Sozo juice will cost you about $100 a month.

The verdict? It’s just juice. None of these products is bad and may actually do you some good. But so will a healthy diet with lots of fruits and vegetables . . . not to mention it’ll leave you much richer in the end.