Lakewood Organic Pure Tart Cherry Juice | 100% Tart Cherry, Not from Concentrate, 32oz Glass

Description

Lakewood Organic Pure Tart Cherry Juice is single-ingredient juice pressed from organic tart cherries. Each 32oz glass bottle is made from 3 lbs. of organic cherries, not from concentrate and ready to drink, with no added sugar, no added water, and no preservatives. It's sharp, deep, and genuinely tart.

What is in it?

One ingredient: organic tart cherry juice. That's the complete list. There is no added sugar, no added water, no artificial flavors, no colors, and no preservatives.

Is it made from concentrate?

No. This juice is not from concentrate. The cherries are pressed and bottled without being reduced to concentrate and reconstituted with water. That's why each 32oz bottle takes 3 lbs. of fruit.

Is this juice or concentrate?

This is ready-to-drink juice, not a concentrate. A lot of tart cherry on the market is sold as a thick concentrate that you measure out and mix with water yourself, usually about an ounce at a time. This bottle is already full-strength juice, so you pour and drink it with no mixing and no measuring. It's the difference between buying the juice and buying the syrup to make it.

What's the difference between tart cherry juice and black cherry juice?

They come from different cherry varieties and taste completely different. Tart cherry juice, like this one, is made from sour cherry varieties, so it's sharp and acidic rather than sweet. Black cherry juice is made from dark sweet cherries and is rich and naturally sweet. If you want the tart, bracing one, this is it. If you want something you can sip sweet and straight, Lakewood Pure Black Cherry is the other option.

What does tart cherry juice taste like?

Sharp, bracing, and genuinely sour, with a deep cherry flavor underneath the acidity. It isn't a sweet juice, and it isn't meant to be. Since nothing is added to soften it, the tartness is front and center, which is exactly what people looking for real tart cherry juice want.

How do you drink tart cherry juice?

Straight in a small glass is common, often a few ounces at a time rather than a full glass, because it's intense. Many people dilute it with still or sparkling water, mix it into a smoothie, or drink it chilled over ice. Shake before serving, since natural juices settle. Refrigerate after opening and use within 2 weeks.

Is there added sugar in it?

No. There is no added sugar. Tart cherries are naturally low in sugar compared to sweet cherries, which is part of why the juice tastes as sharp as it does.

Why is tart cherry juice expensive?

Because of how much fruit is in the bottle. A single 32oz bottle takes 3 lbs. of organic tart cherries, and tart cherries are a specialty crop with a short growing season. Products that cost less are usually concentrates you dilute at home, made from conventional rather than organic fruit, or blended with cheaper juices like apple. This is full-strength organic juice, ready to drink, so the price reflects the cherries in the bottle.

What's the nutrition information?

Per 8oz serving:

• Calories: 140
• Total carbohydrates: 33g
• Total sugars: 24g
• Sodium: 5mg
• Potassium: 300mg

Bottle: 32oz glass. Servings per bottle: 4.

Is it certified organic?

Yes. The cherries are certified organic, grown to USDA organic farming standards without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.

Is it kosher?

Yes. Certified kosher by KOF-K.

Is it gluten-free and allergen-free?

It is gluten-free and free from the top nine FDA-listed major food allergens. It is also non-GMO.

What kind of bottle is it in?

Glass. Every Lakewood juice is bottled in glass rather than plastic, non-toxic and free from BPA, BPS, and DEHP.

What can you make with it?

Most people drink it straight or diluted. It also works in smoothies, mixed with sparkling water, as a base for cocktails and mocktails where you want acidity instead of sweetness, reduced into a glaze for duck or pork, and in vinaigrettes and sauces.

What makes Lakewood different?

Lakewood has been pressing organic juice since 1935. Every bottle is glass, not plastic. The organic line is certified organic and made from whole fruit pressed at the source.

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Ingredients

Organic Tart Cherry Juice

Directions

Refrigerate after opening. For best quality and freshness, use within 2 weeks of opening. Natural juices products will settle, shake before serving.