Northern Ireland-based juicery Mango Street has developed a new range of cold-pressed juices, and has revealed plans to channel profits into the regeneration of run-down urban areas.
Mango Street’s new juices are available in six varieties – including apple, lemon and kiwi; mango, orange and lemon; and carrot, orange and ginger – and are packaged in 250ml glass bottles, with plans ahead for a conversion to plastic. It cold presses juices as a way of ensuring that as many nutrients as possible are retained in the drinks during the manufacturing process.
The company will invest its profits in Sandy Row, a neighbourhood in inner Belfast which suffers from high levels of unemployment and poverty, and has claimed to be “the UK’s first ‘socially driven’ juicery”.
Mango Street founder Colin Mackey said: “I decided to set up the business last November as a social enterprise that’s focused on putting something back into the community, especially in the Sandy Row area… I am committed to improving the environment and on helping people in need.
“The juices are all ethically produced and do not contain any preservatives or additives including water whatsoever, just natural juice from fresh fruits and vegetables that I cold-press myself. I know everything that goes into the juices. They offer healthy alternatives and are great, especially for detoxing.”
“What led me to cold-pressing juice was that it’s a technique that’s proven to be more nutritious. Traditional juicers, or centrifugal models, use fast-spinning blades to tear produce apart, but the process adds some heat and exposes ingredients to air, two things that cut down on how many nutrients make their way into the bottle. Cold-pressing extracts juice by pressing and grinding fruits and vegetables without adding heat.
“I’ve focused on dark green veggies and fruits because these are said to be healthier. These are what our bodies need most but are lacking in our diets. Ginger is definitely another focus in my juices. It has huge health benefits such as reducing inflammation in the body, getting the digestive system moving, and even fending off illness.”
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