No. Juice Plus+ is not a vitamin supplement. Multivitamins contain a limited number of specifically selected vitamins and minerals. Often these vitamins are not even derived from natural sources. Unlike multivitamins, Juice Plus+ contains juice powders from 17 fruits, vegetables and grains, and therefore provides a far greater variety of naturally occurring vitamins, antioxidants, and other phytonutrients – even some of the fiber – found in the fruits and vegetables themselves.

Juice Plus+ was introduced in 1993, when most scientists and health professionals were only beginning to understand the importance of whole food nutrition.

No. Juice Plus+ should never replace a diet filled with a wide and colorful variety of fruits and vegetables. Juice Plus+ is a convenient way for people to get even more of the whole food based nutrition that is so important to a healthy diet – and so lacking in our diets today.

Juice Plus+ is made from fresh, high-quality fruits and vegetables, and is carefully tested to ensure that no pesticides or other contaminants affect the natural purity of the product. The fruits and vegetables are juiced, and the juices are then concentrated into powders using a proprietary drying process that carefully maintains temperatures at levels that preserve as much of the original nutrient quality as possible.

Yes. While the predominant ingredients in Juice Plus+ are the juice powders made from fresh, high-quality fruits and vegetables, other naturally sourced ingredients are added to that juice powder base. These include a proprietary fiber blend and several phytonutrients that are added to ensure more consistent levels of key nutrients from season to season. All ingredients are listed on the product labels.

The Label

Blended Vegetable Juice Powder
Serving Size 2 Capsules 1.5g
Calories 5
Total Fat 0g
Saturated Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 10mg
Total Carbohydrate 1g
Dietary Fiber <1g
Sugars <1g
Protein <1g
Ingredients:  Vegetable juice powder, pulp from carrot, parsley, beet, kale, broccoli, cabbage, spinach, tomato, gelatin, glucomannan, cellulose, calcium ascorbate, calcium carbonate, lactobacillus acidophilus,
d-alphatocopherol, betacarotene, natural enzyme blend, sugarbeet fiber, garlic powder, oat bran, rice bran, mixed tocopherols Dunaliella salina, folic acid.

Blended Fruit Juice Powder
Serving Size 2 Capsules 1.5g
Calories 5
Total Fat 0g
Saturated Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 5mg
Total Carbohydrate 1g
Dietary Fiber <1g
Sugars <1g
Protein <1g

Ingredients: Fruit juice powder and pulp from apple, orange, pineapple, cranberries, peach, acerola cherry, and papaya; gelatin, calcium ascorbate, citrus pectin, beet root powder, citrus bioflavoniods, glucomannan, lactobacillus, acidophilous, natural enzyme blend, d-alpha tocopherol, beta carotene, date fiber, prune fiber, Dunaliella salina, fruit acid.

All Juice Plus+ products are manufactured in certified facilities under the most exacting industry standards and are 100% compliant with all applicable regulations for foods and supplements. To independently verify this fact, both the manufacturing facilities and the products themselves (Juice Plus+ Orchard and Garden Blend capsules and Juice Plus+ Vineyard Blend capsules) have been tested and certified by NSF International’s Good Manufacturing Practices programs and Product and Ingredient Certification programs.

NSF International is an independent, not-for-profit organization that helps protect consumers by certifying products and writing standards for food, water, dietary supplements and consumer goods. They have certified the Juice Plus+ products per NSF/ANSI Standard 173, the only accredited American National Standard for dietary supplements and functional foods. These requirements include:

• Product testing for contaminants and heavy metals,
• Label and formulation review to verify that what’s on the label is in the bottle, and
• Manufacturing facility audits to ensure they operate using Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
  

NSF conducts on going testing to ensure that NSF-certified products such as Juice Plus+ continue to meet their rigorous quality standards.

Yes. To date, Juice Plus+ has been the subject of 16 published clinical research studies examining its impact on a variety of biomarkers of good health, from chemical markers of oxidative stress to key indicators of cardiovascular wellness. There are 12 additional clinical studies currently underway.

The Juice Plus+ clinical studies conducted at these institutions have been published in peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals, including The International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, The Journal of Nutrition, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Journal of the American College of Nutrition, The Journal of American College of Cardiology, Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition Research, and Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics.

Juice Plus+ funds most but not all clinical research conducted on its products. In fact, the company has invested more than $10 million to ensure that independent, primary research on Juice Plus+ is conducted by leading researchers in their fields at highly respected hospitals and universities around the world.

Unlike much clinical research on nutritional products, these clinical studies are conducted on the Juice Plus+ product itself and not on individual components and ingredients. Juice Plus+ insists that any and all clinical research conducted on its products conform to the very highest research standards, including the Good Clinical Practice Standards established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and that all studies are performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki under the oversight of a Human Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board.

No. Funding for most all published research in the United States and around the world comes from sponsored projects such as these. In fact, most universities maintain offices dedicated to working with sponsors like Juice Plus+ to ensure that funds are donated transparently and that research results are produced without company bias.

Yes. Some clinical research on Juice Plus+ is funded by outside sources such as federal grants. For example, there is a study involving Juice Plus+ currently underway by a research team affiliated with Wake Forest University and other institutions. That research is funded by a grant from the National Cancer Institute of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

Yes. Like many companies, Juice Plus+ must provide funding for most clinical research on its products. This helps ensure that top-quality clinical trials are conducted by leading researchers in their fields at highly respected institutions. The company carefully follows established protocols within the academic community to ensure that reported findings are independent and unbiased.

Once investigations regarding Juice Plus+ are complete, independent academic and scientific peers at the scientific and professional journals review the results before they are published to ensure that the science is valid. Juice Plus+ has no influence over what data gets published and where it gets published; this is specifically stipulated in all of our sponsorship agreements with the various universities or research hospitals that oversee these projects.

No. Juice Plus+ is not a medicine, treatment or cure for any disease or condition. It is whole food based nutrition that complements a healthy diet and provides the healthful benefits of adding nutrition from 17 fruits, vegetables and grains to your diet.

Clinical research has demonstrated many healthful benefits of taking Juice Plus+. The findings include:

• Juice Plus+ delivers key phytonutrients that are absorbed by the body.
• Juice Plus+ reduces oxidative stress.
• Juice Plus+ positively impacts markers of systemic inflammation.
• Juice Plus+ helps support a healthy immune system.
• Juice Plus+ helps protect DNA.
• Juice Plus+ positively impacts several key indicators of cardiovascular wellness.