The new generation of healthy beverages, however, provide the body with certain active ingredients that enhance wellness and prevent disease.

The ecological health drinks are made based on certain fruits, vegetables and bacterial cultures, in their home countries, have traditionally been used as a medicinal remedy. In Hawaii and Polynesia, for example, for over 2000 years is used noni juice to treat certain diseases. In China and Japan tea is fermented for over 1500 years by the Kombucha mushroom. The inhabitants of the Amazon basin in addition to feeding large amount of acai berry. Some fruits with high antioxidant content helps strengthen the defenses, such as sea buckthorn and goji berries. The microalga Spirulina provides proteins essential for the organism. The lactic acid fermented juices are another way to take up nutrients that promote wellness.

Certain beverages contribute an additional amount of iron necessary for blood formation, and calcium for strong bones. Other less exotic fruits and vegetables also provide the body of many nutrients and fewer calories, so they are highly recommended as an accompaniment to fasts and diets: the case of beet, grapefruit and carrots, among others.

Due to its many properties, some of these drinks are not considered merely as such but are offered as nutritional supplements and come with dosage recommendations and usage.

In terms of process, it is noteworthy that no organic drinks contain vitamins, minerals, flavors or artificial colors. Unlike most conventional juices, environmentalists also contain a high proportion of fruit, and which are extracted directly from these and not juice concentrate. For the preparation of these organic drinks, which often mix several different types of fruits and cereals, and to make them a nonperishable food, pasteurized soil processors, ie, heated for a very short period of time at high temperature to kill germs. The various fruits and vegetables react very differently to this process, some may lose up to 20% of their vitamin content, while others remain intact. To preserve the flavor and nutrients from beverages, these re-cooled immediately after pasteurization.

Some of the ingredients of the new healthy drinks:

* Kombucha: This sponge-like mushroom tea ferments and turns it into a drink high in iron and zinc and other vitamins and amino acids.

* Goji: this fruit is one of the most nutritious in the world. Its content reduces infections, strengthens the defenses and neutralize free radicals.

* Spirulina: these microalgae contain lots of protein, minerals and trace elements such as phosphorus and zinc.

* The guava has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, among others.

* Cereals: especially in Russia and Eastern Europe bread drinks fermented lactic acid essential part of nutrition. They help the body fight infection and aid digestion.

* Acerola: this fruit from Central America and Texas and can measure up to 1.5 cm, is equipped with a high content of vitamin C.