Preservatives help maintain a product’s freshness. Sodium benzoate, an organic chemical preservative, can prevent the growth of almost all microorganisms (e.g., yeast, bacteria, and fungi) and occurs naturally in some fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, nuts, wines, and teas. Potassium sorbate is a potassium salt version of sorbic acid, a polyunsaturated fat used to inhibit mold growth.

Sodium benzoate, an organic chemical preservative, can prevent the growth of almost all microorganisms (e.g., yeast, bacteria, and fungi) and occurs naturally in some fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, nuts, wines, and teas.

To create a blend of water-based fruits and essential fatty acids that tasted palatable, Mona Vie considered a number of emulsifiers. The safest, by far, was polysorbate. Polysorbate has been thoroughly researched by the FDA and has been found to be nontoxic and safe at the amounts used in Mona Vie Original and Mona Vie Active. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (the “food police” for the USDA) awarded polysorbate their highest safety rating.

To ensure the highest level of quality, Mona Vie blends and produces Mona Vie products at its manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, Utah (not far from the corporate office).

Yes, Mona Vie products are safe and contain only well-tolerated foods. Mona Vie contains fruit juices and purees naturally found in the food supply that have been consumed by various cultures for hundreds of years. However, if you have any health concerns, you should consult a physician before starting any new product or program.

In addition to the açai berry, Mona Vie products contain white grape, pear, acerola, pear puree, aronia, purple grape, cranberry, passion fruit, banana, apricot, prune, kiwi, blueberry, bilberry, camu camu, wolfberry, pomegranate, and lychee fruit.

Açai, acerola, camu camu, and bilberry are certified organic. However, it is not possible to have all the fruits in Mona Vie products be certified organic; for example, Mona Vie’s wolfberry is harvested in China, and the Chinese government does not have an organic certification process.

Because Mona Vie product formulas are proprietary, the exact amount of acai or the other fruits contained in our blend is not disclosed. Yes. With flash pasteurization, the product is heated for approximately 15–30 seconds and then immediately cooled. By only briefly subjecting the product to high temperatures, most—if not all—taste and color changes are avoided.

There is no official approval process or certificate issued by the FDA to approve the sale of any food or juice product. The Food and Drug Administration has established stringent regulations, called Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) to ensure the safety and manufacturing of foods sold in the United States. Mona Vie is manufactured in a GMP-compliant facility.

Mona Vie uses natural flavors in its products because a juice concentrate, which contains only the juice from a fruit, does not give you the entire flavor of the fruit. Mona Vie’s natural flavors make our products more palatable and balanced by staying true to the natural flavor of the entire fruit. The natural flavor used in Mona Vie Original and Active Juices and in Mona Vie Gel is a mixed berry natural flavor.

Mona Vie is a delicious and energizing blend of the Brazilian açai berry—one of nature’s top super-foods—and 18 other nutrient-dense fruits. Developed with the philosophy Balance-Variety-Moderation, Mona Vie delivers the phytonutrients and antioxidants you need to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. Mona Vie’s Active formula also contains the added benefits of esterified fatty acids and glucosamine to help maintain healthy joints.

Eating a diet rich in a variety of fruits and vegetables is known to aid in the prevention of disease and in living a long, active, and healthy life. It is not the purpose of a natural product like Mona Vie to treat, cure, or prevent disease; the FDA only approves drugs to offer these benefits. Mona Vie products are made with a specific selection of powerful super-fruits and other natural compounds, such as glucosamine and esterified fatty acids.

For customers concerned about potassium levels for reasons relating to dialysis, please consult a physician before taking Mona Vie products. The potassium level in Mona Vie Original and Mona Vie Active is approximately 56 mg/oz. Mona Vie Original and Mona Vie Active contain no potassium additives, grapefruit, or cantaloupe.

For customers concerned about vitamin K levels because of blood thinning medication, please consult a physician before taking any Mona Vie products. The vitamin K level in Mona Vie Original and Mona Vie Active is approximately 12.4 µg/oz.