Red Drink Reviews

Review: Sambazon Acai (Mango Uprising)

March 28th, 2009

Sambazon is a berry juice for energy. In Brazil, we use to blend acai pulp with bananas to start the day. So the Mango Uprising mixture (with banana) is, in my opinion, one of the best acai juices because of that acai + bananas combination. Besides these two dominant fruits, the drink is “cut” with apple and grape juices (you have to cut pure acai pulp if you want a drinkable juice) and contains a little mango and soy lecithin. If you are looking for an energy drink, this might be the one. The acai is rich in antioxidants, iron, vitamins, protein, fibers, and minerals (calcium and potassium). The bananas are rich in potassium, serotonin and natural sugars. The mangoes are rich in carotenoids, vitamins and fiber. Although the fruits are high in sugars and acai is known to be high in calories, Sambazon has only about 170 calories per serving. All ingredients are organic and made from concentrate.

This drink is perfect for those looking for a healthy, low calorie, good tasting, energetic drink with an exotic flavor — a great alternative to artificial energy drinks. If you want more nutrition in your berry drink, I’d suggest their SuperGreens Revolution formula, which contains green superfoods. The down side? These drinks are rather expensive at $3.99 per bottle.

Manufacturer’s Description

This blend of Organic Açaí, banana, mango, apple and grape juice has more antioxidants than a half-pound of blueberries and essential omegas 6 & 9. They are the perfect way to start your day or as a meal replacement anytime.

Key Fruits & Berries

Acai, banana, mango, grape, apple

Taste

The taste is sweet, but not sugary, the banana gaves the acai that missing sweetness because pure acai tastes pretty awful, to tell the truth. For me, being a Brazilian, Sambazon reminds of morning on the beach. Sambazon has several acai + fruit combinations and its original pure acai juice.

Related Products

Strawberry Sensation
Supergreens Revolution
Acai

Nutritional Facts

Organic Acai’ Puree’, Organic apple juice(Filtered water, Organic Apple, Organic Apple Concentrate). Organic Grape Juice(Filtered water, Organic Grape Juice Concentrate), Organic Banana Puree, Organic Mango Puree, Contains less than 0;5% of Organic Soy Lecithin, citric acid.

Cal per serving = 130 cal
Carbs per serving = 24g
Protein per serving = 1g

Pros

The product gives you the real taste of acai + banana. The organic compounds from natural concentrated fruit juices are healthy and provide natural energy.

Cons

If you are looking for just acai taste you can find cheaper products. This product is not quite as “smooth” as they claim. It’s more like acai juice than a smoothie. It’s among the more expensive berry drinks.

Price

Bottle = 10.5oz
Serving size = 8oz

Price per serving = $3.10
Price per bottle = $3.99
Price per ounce = $0.50

At the manufacturer’s site, you can purchase in cases of 12 or 24 bottles of 10.5oz.

Where to Buy

Get Sambazon Products at Amazon
Online at manufacturer’s site
Whole Foods, Vons, Albertsons, Publix, Safeway, Kroger, A&P, H.E.B, Planet Smooth, Giant Eagle, Smoothe Kong, Juice it Up!

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