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Rugani uses world-first extraction technology to provide 100% juice
November 3, 2020
Being both the farmer and processor, Rugani Juice has a year-round supply of the freshest veggies – harvested daily and extracted into 100% juice within just four hours. Rugani Juice uses the world’s first extraction facility capable of producing juice that is high in nutrients and devoid of additives, with a 12 month shelf life at ambient temperatures. Their technological innovation allows consumers to choose from a range of juice boxes that have remarkable health benefits, instead of conventional juices made from reconstituted concentrates.
Reasons to learn more about Rugani
Rugani Juice offers healthy 100% juice boxes in stores nationwide, with a handful of impressive reasons to try their product. Utilising their unique extraction process and nutrient-enhancing pasteurisation, Rugani Juice provides a product that is healthy for the environment and consumers. Drinking vegetable juice is also a tasty way to stay hydrated while absorbing high doses of nutrients.
Rugani’s innovative world-first extraction process
Vegetable juices, a healthy drink alternative, are a fun and effective way of adding nutrients to a diet. If you were to take a look at the ingredients of the majority of juices available at retailers, you would be alarmed to find that most are packed with sugar, food acids, colourants and preservatives. These juices are not actually healthy, and it would be better to opt for water instead. Rugani Juice offers an alternative 100% juice that is free from added ingredients.
This is made possible by their unique world-first extraction process that ruptures 95% of plant cells, making the nutrients more bioavailable than eating raw vegetables. This innovative custom extraction technology was built by an Italian engineering firm in South Africa, after one of the founders of Rugani Juice travelled all the way to Italy to learn from a world-leading specialist in carrot juice extraction.
Rugani Juice avoids dramatic food waste
Greenway Farms produces 300 tons of carrots per day, supplying 50% of Southern Africa with fresh carrots. Greenway Farms works with nature to ensure sustainability on the 2500Ha on which they farm. From unique compost development to crop rotation, Greenway Farms is mindful of soil health and regeneration.
Up to 20% of this produce is made up of imperfect carrots that are too small, too big, deformed, or broken during harvesting. To avoid such dramatic food waste, these imperfect carrots are transported to the nearby agro-processing setup to create a highly bioavailable nutraceutical that is naturally gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan friendly.
Rugani is awarded the CANSA Smart Choice Seal
There are a handful of indicators that Rugani Juice offers remarkable health benefits. With a Rugani Juice box in hand, you can find the clean ingredient list on their packaging, as well as a CANSA Smart Choice Seal. Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) Seal of Recognition signifies these juices as CANSA Smart Choice.
Based on research that reveals the risk of about 40% of cancers can be lowered through smarter lifestyle choices, CANSA recommends eating more vegetables as a part of leading a balanced lifestyle for overall well-being. The Smart Choice Seal is intended as a tool to assist the public to easily identify nutritious products and make informed, healthier choices.
The CANSA Smart Choice trademark is only awarded to products that have undergone testing, comply with standards and adhere to evidence-based requirements set out by CANSA.
The richest source of rare antioxidants
Carotenoids are a group of antioxidants only found in vegetables. Cis-beta-carotene is the easiest form of beta-carotene for the body to absorb and it is also the rarest form you can find. Of all the available beta-carotene found in vegetables, cis-beta carotene only makes up 2-4%.
Rugani Juice discovered, by accident, that their pasteurisation process transforms beta-carotene into cis-beta-carotene. This discovery allowed Rugani Juice to offer root vegetable juices with the richest source of this rare, much sought after antioxidant. Some might think that pasteurisation kills nutrients, but their impressive nutritional information demonstrates the opposite.
Get a taste
What are your options?
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Rugani 100% Carrot Juice
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Rugani 100% Ginger infused Carrot Juice
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Rugani 100% Turmeric infused Carrot Juice
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Rugani 100% Zobo (Hibiscus) infused Beetroot Juice
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Rugani 100% Beetroot Juice Blend
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Rugani 100% Carrot & Pineapple
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Rugani 100% Pineapple
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Rugani 100% Cloudy Apple Juice
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Rugani 100% Green Juice (Cucumber, Celery, Ginger, Pineapple, Moringa)
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Rugani 100% ABC Juice (45% Apple, 5% Beetroot & 50% Carrot)
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ZZ2 100% Romanita Tomato Juice
You can find the entire range at Food Lover’s Market stores and Dis-Chem Pharmacies nationwide, as well as at selected Spar, Checkers, Pick ‘n Pay and other independent retailers.
You can now also buy both pack sizes, 330ml and 750ml, in cases of 10 on the Rugani Juice Online Shop.
Spicy Carrot Ginger Chickpea wraps using rugani juice
Have you ever tried using juice when cooking? Follow this link to find out how to use your Rugani 100% Ginger Infused Carrot Juice when flavouring plant-based chickpea wraps.