Goji Juice Myths

Goji juice is a health drink made from the goji berry, which is also known as Chinese wolfberry. Packed with vitamins and antioxidants, goji juice is considered a wonderful nutritional supplement, but many myths are associated with the product.

Location

• Goji juices claiming to originate from Tibet are likely stretching the truth. China is the only region in the world that commercially cultivates goji berries.

History

• In ancient Chinese times, the goji berry was considered the fruit of immortality.

Amino Acids

• Many goji juice products claim to have more than six times the amino acids of bee pollen. The truth is that goji juice, while high in amino acids, can't match bee pollen in terms of amino acid types and weight.

Vitamin C

• Some goji juice proponents insist the goji berry boasts the highest known concentration of vitamin C. While the goji berry does contain slightly more vitamin C than the average orange per 100-g sample, it trails the acerola cherry when it comes to vitamin C concentration.

Bovis Scale

• Goji juice has a rating of 355,000 on the Bovis energy scale, which supposedly makes it a remarkably powerful food. Unfortunately, the Bovis energy scale lacks scientific validity, rendering the rating meaningless.