Bamboo juices are RAW! Our juices have a short shelf life because they are ALIVE! They have not undergone a pasteurization process that keeps the juice from spoiling. The short shelf life makes it difficult for stores to carry raw juice products, therefore Bamboo sells all its juices direct to consumer.

Fruits and veggies were not intended to have a long shelf life. We don’t eat spinach that is a month old so why do we choose to drink fruit and vegetable juice that is a month old??? We highly recommend buying raw juice or making your own to get the health transformating benefits of raw juice, which you cannot get from store bought HPP or traditionally pasteurized juice.

YES! Bamboo’s recipes are created by our CEO, Kelley Sibley, who has conducted years of research on the health benefits of different types of juice. Our juices are not random fruits and veggies thrown together, but instead are a precise combination (never more than 5 individual ingredients) of easily digested nutrients that help maximize the benefits of the vitamins, minerals and enzymes being ingested. Once Kelley comes up with the most nutritionally dense ingredient combinations, Bamboo works with local chefs to finalize the recipes so that your juice is packed with nutrients while being delicious!

Look at the back of a box of almond milk purchased at the store. There are usually about 5 ingredients on the box you have never heard of. In particular, carrageenan is found in most store bought almond (including organic) milks, and research has shown that carrageenan causes inflammation throughout the body. Many doctors believe inflammation is the root of all illness and disease.

If you look at the ingredients in Bamboo’s almond milk, we only have two: water and almonds. Bamboo keeps it simple, the way nature intended. We always recommend our customers make their own almond milk or buy it from Bamboo.

Raw means unprocessed or unaltered from its original form. Beyond the inital cold-pressed extraction (juicing), Bamboo's products are bottled in glass and refrigerated only. No additional measures are taken to extend the shelf-life. Why is this important? The process of pasteurization (HPP or other) reduces the amount of vital nutrients, enzymes and minerals that are naturally found in raw juice. The trade off for skipping this step means a much shorter shelf-life (4-5 days), but a stronger commitment to offering the most nutrient-dense, raw juices on the market you'll both taste and feel!

Raw means no heat or pasteurization has been applied, leaving all of the produces naturally occuring, vital nutrients, enzymes, minerals in tact.
HPP is a commonly used pasteurization technique to extend a products shelf life, with the tradeoff of killing many of the juices critical nutrients, enzymes, and minerals which make raw juice transformative to your health. At Bamboo we never use HPP or any other pasteurization method.
Cold Pressed means no heat has been used when pressing the produce, allowing all nutrients to maintain in tact. However, some juice brands then use HPP which in terns harms many of the vital nutrients. At Bamboo, we both cold press and maintain the juices raw state, aka no pasteurization.
https://www.goodnature.com/blog/truth-about-hpp-juice-cold-pressed

Pasteurization is the process of heating the juice to kill any bacteria that might be in the fruits and veggies. However, this also kills off the beneficial enzymes and nutrients in the juice. In order to preserve these beneficial nutrients, Bamboo Juices does not heat pasteurize or HPP any of our products.

Be advised that unpasteurized products may contain harmful bacteria that can cause serious illness in children, the elderly and persons with weakened immune systems. Please speak with your doctor if you are concerned about consuming unpasteurized products.

Cold-pressed is the process of removing the juice from a fruit or veggie without any heat. As discussed in the pasteurization question above, heat destroys essential vitamins, minerals and enzymes you want and need in your juice. Cold-pressed is also a juicing process that removes the maximum amount of vitamins, minerals and enzymes from the fruit and veggie.