Discover our authentic and refreshing berry-based wellness shots, crafted sustainably in Riebeek Kasteel, Western Cape, South Africa. Perfect for health-conscious individuals who have made a lifestyle choice of natural well-being. Our products are made from the finest berries and locally sourced ingredients. At Berry Farmacy, we prioritize sustainable and quality ingredients above all else, ensuring our blends offer a variety of benefits. Whether you’re seeking an energy boost, improved gut health, or enhanced immunity, our nutrient-rich options have you covered. With no artificial additives, just real and wholesome ingredients, nourish your body with the goodness it deserves as you embark on a journey towards a healthier lifestyle.
The Kickstart is a specially formulated wellness shot aimed at providing a maximum immunity boost to assist your body in its daily exposure to viruses and bacteria. It contains a strong base of the superfood blueberry, together with another superfood – pomegranate – as well as high levels of lemon, ginger, turmeric and a hint of chilli. That’s all.
The Earth Greens berry-based wellness shot contains a strong base of the superfood blueberry, together with healthy greens – spinach, cucumber, celery, parsley and a hint of mint. That’s all.
It’s a slightly sweetish wellness shot due to the blueberry, cucumber and celery, although this is balanced by the strong greens of spinach and parsley, with a light touch of mint.
Note: This juice contains celery – a known allergen
The Citrus Bomb contains a strong base of the superfood cape gooseberry and orange, with recognizable tones of grapefruit and lemon. That’s all.
It’s a tart, slightly bitter wellness shot due to the grapefruit, but is zesty and refreshing with high soluble fibre and an expected vitamin C punch.It’s a high energy, low sugar juice that is packed with antioxidants and a wide range of vitamins.
The Earth Roots berry-based wellness shot contains a strong base of the superfoods blackberry and pomegranate, together with root vegetables – carrot, beetroot, sweet potato and some ginger. That’s all.
It’s a sweetish wellness shot due to the carrot, beetroot, sweet potato and pomegranate, but balanced by the tart blackberry and a medium dose of ginger.
The Raspberry Red is a 100% pure natural raspberry wellness shot. That’s all.
It’s a very tart wellness shot, bursting with raspberry flavour. Raspberries are known to be high in vitamins C, E and K as well as in antioxidants and the mineral potassium.
The Zesty Blu is more than 90% pure natural blueberry wellness shot with a perfect balance of lemon juice with a touch of herbal rosemary juice to add intrigue. That’s all.
It’s a zesty wellness shot, bursting with blueberry flavour but with the sweetness pulled back by the lemon and an alluring rosemary aftertaste.
SUPERFOOD BERRIES:
At Berry Farmacy we harness the power of superfood berries as the foundation of our blends. Rich in essential nutrients and antioxidants, these berries offer a low natural sugar option for those prioritising healthier choices.
ZERO ADDITIVES & NO HEAT:
When you choose Berry Farmacy, you’re choosing purity. Our dedication to quality means our wellness shots contain zero additives. Through cold-pressed techniques, we extract the pure essence of the berries – no synthetic vitamins or unnecessary enhancements. Just the wholesome goodness of real fruit. Ice cold processing and pasteurization using HPP.
NO PRESERVATIVES:
Our products maintain freshness and longevity through high-pressure pasteurization and the natural acidity of berry juices. This ensures that our wellness shots retain their freshness and quality without compromising on taste. Plus, they’re free from any unwanted additives or preservatives.
SEED TO JUICE:
Drawing from our extensive experience as berry farmers, we intimately know the whole cycle from seed to plant to fruit to a superfood wellness shot product, with our waste going back into the soil. We are empowering local farmers and entrepreneurs to become part of our supply chain and supporting our commitment to people, planet and prosperity.
Our production is done on an artisanal scale, we handle everything with care – from our incoming fruit to the bottle we pack to send to you.
The major reason for NOT using glass in the packaging of juices is that the only way to pasteurize juices in glass (in order to kill potential pathogens and to get more than 3 days shelf life) is through heat pasteurization. Heat can rapidly destroy vitamins and antioxidants. Vitamin C, for example, starts breaking down at only 30 °C. Heat pasteurization can be undertaken at different temperatures, starting at around 70 °C and going as high as 98 °C.
In general terms, elevated temperatures will degrade most vitamins and antioxidants commonly found in fruits, vegetables and berries. With the exception of vitamin K and the B vitamin niacin, which are very stable in food, most vitamins are sensitive and are easily destroyed when exposed to heat. Temperature is one of the most important factors affecting antioxidant activity. Generally, heating causes an acceleration of the initiation reactions, and hence a decrease in the activity of the present or added antioxidants.
An artisanal operation is always focused on quality and innovation. Our raw materials (fruit and vegetables) are sourced from local farmers and each individual item is washed by hand and inspected visually for the presence of insects, soil, bad portions, etc, thereby ensuring that only top quality, clean fruit enters the production process. All steps of the production process, from food preparation, cleaning, chopping, shredding, juicing, bottling, quality testing, cold chain management, packing and dispatch are handled by people and not just machines.
The primary difference between our wellness shots and all other juices in the market, is that our shots are always based on a pure cold-pressed, superfood berry – cape gooseberry, blueberry, blackberry or raspberry and NOT a filtered, de-flavoured apple juice or pear juice or grape juice. Our shots have zero additives – no ascorbic acid to control pH, no synthetic vitamins to give the appearance of a healthy juice and a strictly cold process to preserve nutrition.
We use the world-leading high-pressure pasteurization (HPP) to cold pasteurize all our wellness shots. We have done extensive independent shelf-life studies of our HPP wellness shots and the laboratories have confirmed a shelf life in excess of 150 days if the shot is kept in a refrigerator. This can be extended even further if the wellness shots are frozen.
High pressure pasteurization (HPP) allows gentle preservation of food by high pressure without additives or heat. The food is conveyed in special baskets into a high-pressure vessel which is then filled with cold water (6 degrees) by pumps that keep on pumping until the pressure reaches over 6000 bar. The pressure is applied evenly, leaving no evident crushing of the products. High isostatic pressure inactivates food-borne microorganisms and spoilage enzymes in a few minutes. After a set time, the pressure is released very abruptly, causing further damage to potential pathogens. The HPP process does not affect vitamins and other nutrients in a juice.
While it is commonly stated that juices have seriously reduced nutritional value, are high in natural sugars and low in fibre, this statement is more applicable to juices produced in large-scale industrial operations, as well as in cold-pressed juices that use clarified apple or pear juice as the primary base. This statement does not apply to The Berry Farmacy wellness shots which use pure superfood berry juices as their core ingredient and which do not include filtration processes to remove natural fibre. It is recommended that children may drink up to 125ml of natural cold pressed juice per day, particularly those that are low in total sugars and high in fibre.
The Berry Farmacy wellness shots can be used for a variety of purposes. Its main use of course is as a daily boost of good natural vitamins, antioxidants and minerals. However, these wellness shots are delicious when added to your breakfast yoghurt or muesli together with nuts and fresh fruit. The Raspberry Red, in particular is delicious when served over a fruit salad. The wellness shots can be diluted with sparkling water to give a long refreshing and healthy drink any time of day. The shots can also be used as a mixer in your favourite cocktail. Partially freeze it and then eat it as a refreshing slushy/sorbet or use it in novel cooking dishes instead of alcoholic beverages.