In the wake of the announcement that fungicides have been discovered in orange juice imported from Brazil, I thought this would be a good time to make a list of those orange juices that use strictly Florida or U.S. sources for their oranges.
1) Florida’s Natural
Florida’s Natural Growers have been around for over 75 years. Their website has information about their growers, so you can learn a little bit about who is growing the oranges in your juice. Florida’s Natural can be found in most supermarkets across the country.
2) Uncle Matt’s Orangic
Uncle Matt’s is a 4th generation family of citrus growers. All of their juice meets the standard of the USDA for organic juice. Fungicides, pesticides and synthetic fertilizers are not allowed, so no worries here. Their orange juice contains a mix of Hamlin and Valencia oranges. It’s available at Kroger stores as well as Whole Foods Market. I bought some once from Whole Foods, it’s delicious stuff!
3) 365 Brand Orange Juice
The store brand of Whole Foods Market uses 100% Florida orange juice in their products.
4) Indian River Orange Juice
This 100% Florida orange juice is never from concentrate and doesn’t use flavor packs. It is available in the south at these stores: Publix, Sweet Bay, Albertsons, Ingles, Walmart, the Fresh Market, Winn-Dixie, and Kroger.
As I do more search I hope to add more brands to this list. If you have a brand that you know of, please tell us in the comment section below.
Another way to assure you are drinking juice from only American grown oranges is to buy the orange yourself and make your own juice. You can purchase an electric juicer
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Pat Ritchey says:
January 16, 2012 at 5:49 am (UTC -6)
Concerning your article about Florida orange juice, in the final comments you suggest that one juice oranges. Instead of the juicer with the mechanical cones that rotate back and forth, I recommend a “squeeze” type juicer which uses leverage to crush the orange halfs. Less pith and better tasting orange juice.
Mary Soule says:
January 31, 2012 at 11:41 am (UTC -6)
I am the National Sales Manager for Indian River Select. Just wanted to let you know that our juice will soon be available in Whole Foods stores NATIONWIDE. You will be able to shop for our Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice, Original OJ and Valencia OJ.
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