Sampling the Thai juice pleasure
by Fidelis Zvomuya

Once thought of as a tropical vacation indulgence, coconut cocktails have now become part of a multimillion dollar industry.

Coconut water has been a staple for tropical regions around the world for centuries. Recently, it has been grabbing the attention of athletes, celebrities, sports enthusiasts and health conscious individuals as a natural and healthy alternative to sports drinks.

King Island, introduced in South Africa by Coconut Juice SA, is a new brand of pure coconut juice made of delicious coconuts from the beautiful coastal country of Thailand. According to Tseliso Thamae, chief operations officer of Coconut Juice SA, King Island is a juice with no contamination and filled with plenty of necessary nutrients.

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Getting juice from the pineaplle

The exotic pineapple, part of the berry family, was officially noticed by Christopher Columbus in 1493 on the island of Guadeloupe. Today, the pineapple is grown in many countries outside Central and South America. The global availability of the pineapple means that it is sold by food retailers all year round and, in contrast to most other fruits, is also industrially processed in every season.

In South Africa, pineapples are mostly grown in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa exports more than 90% of its pineapple produce.

The main industrial products are the well-known tinned pineapple slices and pineapple juice in its many different forms. Both these products come from practically parallel process lines.

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Unique dairy show promised

An exhilarating new Cape Dairy Experience awaits Capetonians on 4 and 5 November this year.

“The dairy industry makes a significant contribution to the economy of the Western Cape, also in terms of job creation,” says Philip Blanckenberg, MPO chairperson in this province.

“Just more than 680 dairy producers serve as the backbone of the dairy industry in the Western Cape, the country’s number one province in terms of milk production and one of the few agricultural industries that grows consistently. It also provides jobs to around

37 000 people. We really want to link consumers with the various role players in an exciting and entertaining way that engages both young and old,” he explains.

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Orange juice cures cancer

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but orange juice cures cancer. At least that's what researchers at the National Institute of Health are reporting. To be fair, the treatment requires way more than a few glasses of orange juice. In actuality, it requires massive doses of intravenous vitamin C.

For example, one of the researchers’ patients was diagnosed with lung cancer that had spread to his brain and yet another had breast cancer that could be seen protruding from her chest. Both were told their situations were grim.

However, after several months both patients responded well to the vitamin C treatment, and today both appear to be cancer free. In fact, the breast cancer patient is past the critical five-year mark typically considered a full remission.

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