1. How long can I preserve a juice once the container has been opened?

   In order to fully savour the taste, we recommend that you consume the juice within 10 days of opening the container, provided that it was refrigerated since it was opened.

2. How can I find out the expiry date of a product?

   An expiry date appears on every product manufactured by A. Lassonde Inc. It should be displayed in a standardized format, showing the year, month and day, preceded by the words: "Best before."

   In general, juices that are not made from concentrate, which are found in the refrigerated section of grocery stores, have a shelf life of 90 days, whereas juices made from concentrate should be consumed within one year. It’s important to verify the expiry date on the packaging of each product prior to purchase and consumption.

   Once the packaging has been opened, the product should be kept refrigerated. We recommend that you consume the product within 10 days for the best quality.

3. What’s the difference between a juice, a drink and a cocktail?

   To understand the difference, you simply have to look at the ingredients. By definition, pure juice should only contain juice (100%), whether or not it’s made from concentrate. For certain juices, legislation permits the adding of vitamin C and sugar. In such cases, we’re obliged to mention these inclusions on the label.

   If juice is not the product’s only ingredient, it’s then considered a cocktail (i.e. it contains from 0% to 99% juice). Therefore, it depends on the position of the word "juice" within the list of ingredients whether the cocktail has high juice content (at least 50% juice) or not. For example, Oasis Health Break cocktails have a high juice content. If the juice is listed after the sugars, its percentage can vary between 1% and 25%.

   If there’s no mention of the word "juice" in the ingredients, the product is considered a drink. Drinks are composed of water, sugar, fruit flavours and colouring.

4. What’s the difference between juice made from concentrate and juice not made from concentrate?

   Juice made from concentrate consists of concentrated fruit juice and water. Fruit juice concentrate is a juice from which the water has been removed by evaporation in order to simplify transport. The juice is then reconstituted at the plant by re-adding water according to strict guidelines.

   If juice is not made from concentrate, it means it was packaged immediately after pressing, usually in proximity to the harvest.

5. In the orange, passion fruit and peach–flavoured Oasis Health Break cocktails with calcium, where does the calcium come from?

   The calcium is derived from modified milk ingredients and skim milk powder, two natural sources of calcium from milk.

6. Do Oasis juices contain added sugar?

   Oasis juices contain 100% pure fruit juice. Therefore, any included sugar occurs naturally within the fruit.

7. Do Oasis juices contain any preservatives?

   No. Thanks to pasteurization, no Oasis juice contains preservatives. This allows us to produce juices of exceptional quality, not just in taste but also in terms of health benefits.

   Pasteurization ensures food safety by destroying pathogenic bacteria, and is performed so as to preserve all the juice’s nutritional value.

8. Do your juices, drinks and cocktails contain potassium and sodium?

   Yes. Sodium and potassium are naturally present in water and fruit juice; they’re not added. However, both potassium and sodium are added to our vegetable cocktails in order to enhance the flavour.

   Health Canada recommends a diet high in potassium and low in sodium, which reduces the risk of hypertension and, consequently, of cardiovascular disease.

9. Are your containers recyclable?

   All our containers are recyclable. Visit our Web page on the environment section for more information.

10. Where are your products sold? Can they be purchased directly from your manufacturing facilities?

    Our products are only available at retail outlets. To find the store nearest you, visit the Locate our products page.

11. How is the apple converted to juice?

    On our Fruit Press page, you can read all about how our juice is made.

Still have questions we haven’t answered? Don’t hesitate to contact us.