Founded in 2000, Sambazon is the pioneer of organic Amazon Superfoods, providing functional health juices, smoothies, sorbets and frozen products made from delicious blends of handpicked Brazilian fruits and plants like açaí, acerola, and guarana. Sambazon is committed to sharing superfood wellness with the world in a way that consciously benefits people and planet. Its certified organic, fair trade and Non-GMO Project verified partnership helps protect the Amazon rainforest and benefits more than 10,000 family farmers, while bringing consumers the next level in superfood health. Today, Sambazon is widely available in health food stores, grocers and juice bars throughout North America.
Supergreens with Kale and Ginger is an acai-based line extension to Sambazon’s organic juice line. Featuring a “new recipe” (we’re not sure if we ever sampled the old recipe), the product has a lot going on in terms of flavor. However, neither kale nor ginger are primary flavors, with acai, apple, mango, and banana instead acting as the main flavors that we tasted. The kale and ginger (along with the other greens that make up their “supergreens” blend) hit your tongue at the end, providing a slight vegetable note and a hint of spice. Maybe we’re in the minority of people who actually enjoy these flavors, but we’d love to see more of them and less apple and banana.
Still, what they’ve created is balanced and enjoyable, with the underlying acai flavor (and the grit that comes from it being unclarified) making this another solid flavor from Sambazon. Visually, it’s more of the same, with Sambazon’s trademark purple label and warrior logo being easy to identify from afar. Much like our comment about the flavor that’s inside the bottle, we’d like to see a bit more visual emphasis on the fact that this product has kale and ginger -- it’s a lot more descriptive than “supergreens.” Overall, this is definitely a very enjoyable addition to the Sambazon line.
