Zola Brazilian Superfruits Acai Smoothie Mix, 46 Ounce Boxes

Makes the Best smoothies! Put anything in a blender and then just Add Zola! I only use a half cup or so per smoothie along with the other stuff.
Rating: 5 / 5
Zola Brazilian Superfruits Acai Smoothie Mix, 46 Ounce Boxes

Unless you want to pay for sugar and not much else don’t buy this !! The label has no information at all of what you are getting as far as the amounts . You can buy pear juice,apple juice,white grape juice and caffeine(guarana)for much less than this . I assume that anyone looking for Acai , wants Acai and not sugar and other cheap juices . This one , even when you dilute it with half water or add equal amounts of ice is still so sugary it is sickening . Unless you like things so sweet they are almost “gritty” don’t buy this .

Zambazon has great juices sold in markets which are kept in the cooler section. They not only taste great but even tell the approximate number of Acai Berries in the quart size bottle ( as I remember aprox. 270 berries ) . When you buy Zambazon you know what you are getting. When you buy this one all you know for sure is that you have purchased a lot of sugar and the rest you just have to guess at .

I love Acai juice , especially the Zambazon Original . They sell mixed juices with blueberries, pomagranate etc… If I had tried this one first I would have had such a bad opinion of what Acai was I probably would have never tried any other brand .

As I write this(Jan.29,2010) the price has dropped by over $11.00 dollars from what I paid just a month ago, and this accounts for the “ship and save” option I thought was a good idea. This should tell you something. Lowering the price drasticlly is for a reason, and I think it’s because it is not only cheaper now as far as price but cheap PERIOD. By adding so much sugar they don’t have to add Acai . I will cancel my auto-order on this and will never again be fooled by any company who wishes to “get on the band wagon ” of a wonderful product like Acai and sell anything just to make money . Paying more for Zambazon or any other product which you can comsume makes more sense than buying one for less and not being able to use it at all , unless you use it to cook with like I have had to do. Even then you don’t know exactly what you are getting, except SUGAR because Zola refuses to tell you. So much sugar a diabetic could never think about drinking it .

I have tried several times to contact Zola, as other reviewers here and at other sites have said they tried to do. They will not even acknowledge you have sent them an email, much less answer you.

Undoubtly someone will say in a comment or review that I am a plant from Zambazon because I say good things about it . Amazon sells Zambazon products, but not the juices which I wrote about because , I assume, they need to be kept refrigerated . For those who say I am a plant I say I don’t give a **** , buy this stuff if you want and find out for yourself that all you get is 6 cheap cartons of sugary, purple colored goop. Who knows, maybe you like paying for purple sugar . Also maybe Zola will either change their formulas, change their policies of puttting information on their products, or get out of the business . Acai is supposed to be good for your health. It is also said by many to aid in the lose of weight. How can anyone control weight by consuming mass amounts of cheap sugar ? Don’t let this goop influence your opinion of a great food, ACAI.
Rating: 1 / 5
Zola Brazilian Superfruits Acai Smoothie Mix, 46 Ounce Boxes

There weren’t nearly enough reviews on this site or others so I hesitated to buy this product. Since you have to buy a case of it I feared wasting a bunch of mix if I didn’t like it. Still acai is hard to find and the chain smoothie cafes charge $6.50 a pop so I took the risk. It paid off.

This product is yummy and easy to blend into smoothies. Along with plain ice Sometimes I add frozen blueberries or raspberries just for change and that turns out great. The mix blends fine when fiber power or other supplements are also added. I have also added a plain, no fat Greek yogurt with good results. It’s pretty sweet so keep that in mind. The mix is tasty and I’m confident that I can add a variety of different flavors with good results.

I love for the box the mix is packaged in. There is a safety seal inside which is good. Opening the lid for the first time breaks the seal but sometimes is also damages the neck of the box. Then, when I pour some of the mix seeps out from the tear and makes a mess. I finished one box and was careful opening the second one so no tear. Hopefully, I’ve mastered the task now. The container does store easily on the refrigerator door which is nice although I suppose it is shelf stable at least for short periods after opened.

Other than the lid snafu, my only other notable complaint is that lack of nutrition or calorie info in the package. It also isn’t available on Zola’s website (as of Sept. 15, 2009 which was the time I checked.) I would use this way more often if I knew whether this was a healthful treat or a tasty indulgence. Is there a ton of sugar? How much sodium? I can only guess. Zola-Amazon put nutrition data for this product at least on the sales page!

I hope this review will the next curious purchaser. I’d buy this product again and would suggest it to friends looking for a convenient, tasty acai smoothie mix. It is now $6 cheaper than when I purchased it several weeks by the way.
Rating: 4 / 5
Zola Brazilian Superfruits Acai Smoothie Mix, 46 Ounce Boxes