Do you know about functional foods? These are foods with components recognized for their extra benefits to human health. They do more than just meet our basic nutritional needs. In some cases, they may lower the risk of chronic illnesses.
Functional foods are different from nutraceuticals, which are manufactured from vegetable or animal substances and offered in medicinal form, such as powders or pills.
Enriched foods or pills?
Health professionals have recognized the benefits of functional foods rich in essential nutrients and active ingredients. Nutrients are absorbed more effectively when consumed in their natural form rather than from a pill or capsule. When it comes to our eating habits, it's also much more logical, practical and enjoyable to consume nutrient-rich foods than supplements in pill form.
Multi-functional juices
Lassonde, a pioneer in the functional juice category since the beginning of the 1990s, offers juices and blends enriched with essential nutrients and functional ingredients. Of superior quality, they contain neither added sugar nor preservatives. Click here to find out about the brands and flavours available.
Oasis Health Break, 1.89-L refrigerated carton
- Strawberry-Kiwi with omega-3
- Pineapple-Banana-Orange with fibre
- 10 Fruits and Yogurt with probiotics
- Orange-Passion Fruit-Peach with calcium and vitamin D
- Wild Berries-Pomegranate with antioxidants (Antioxia)
Oasis with nutrients, 1.89 L
- Cranberry with fibre
- Wild Berries-Pomegranate with antioxidants (Antioxia)
- Blueberry-Concord Grape with omega-3
- Wild Blueberries with vitamins A, C and E
Oasis (473 ml)
- Wild Berries-Pomegranate with antioxidants
- Orange with omega-3 from fish oil
- Apple juice with calcium & vitamin D
- Wild Blueberries with vitamins A, C and E
Oasis Premium, 1.75 L
Rougemont and Graves
- Apple juice with calcium & vitamin D
Oasis, 300 ml
- Wild Berries-Pomegranate, with antioxidants
- Apple juice with calcium & vitamin D
- Fruit Fusion with omega-3
FruitZoo, 960 ml
- Peach-Clementine with vitamins and minerals
- Grape-Wild Berries with vitamins and minerals
- Strawberry-Banana with vitamins and minerals
Oasis Junior Juice, 125 ml
- Orange juice with calcium and vitamin D
- Apple juice with calcium and vitamin D
- Tropical blend with calcium and vitamin D
Additional information on the ingredients in Lassonde products:
- Omega-3 comes from a marine source or cold-pressed linseed oil.
- Calcium in our juice and milk blend comes from natural sources - dairy ingredients and skimmed milk - which are soluble and easily absorbed by the body. The calcium supplement in our apple juices comes from a mineral source, calcium lactate.
- Vitamin C comes from fruit juices (such as orange, lemon and passion fruit), vegetables (such as tomatoes, peppers, parsley, watercress and spinach) and puréed fruits, or is added to increase the recommended daily allowance.
- Folic acid is most commonly found in orange juice.
- Probiotics come from a selection of two healthy probiotic bacterial cultures: Bifidobacterium lactis and Lactobacillus acidophilus.
- Fibre comes from a natural source (chicory root) and the fibres naturally present in juices, concentrates and purées.
- Polyphenols occur naturally in a great many fruits that are rich in dark pigment.