Monavie is one of the distributors of the massively popular acai juice. Many people use Acai juice to keep healthy and fit, and it is becoming increasingly popular. But, to say that the Monavie brand is surrounded in controversy and criticism is to under play the hand dramatically; to say that Monavie has made some mistakes with its Monavie acai juice products is an understatement. Monavie’s main problem is the price, but there are other issues.

Actually, the product itself is quite tasty, attractively bottled, and probably good for you.  The primary problem is the price, along with some exaggeration of  its unproven benefits. Monavie is twice as expensive as its nearest rival,  Amazon Thunder, which is a superior alternative to Monavie acai juice but without steep price.

The quality issue is pretty easy to discover as well - just take a  look at the list of ingredients. Amazon Thunder is Acai Berry Puree, nothing else. Monavie is - Oops! Someone forgot to put the acai in Monavie!  Yes, Acai Berry is the 1st ingredient, but the majority of the product is actually all the other less expensive fruit juices.  And the acai used in Monavie is of the freeze dried variety - which destroys much of the antioxident properties and nutritional values in Acai Berry.

Monavie Ingredients

ACAI BERRY, ACEROLA, APRICOT, ARONIA, BANANA, BILBERRY, BLUEBERRY, CAMU CAMU, CRANBERRY, KIWI, LYCHEE FRUIT, NASHI PEAR, PASSION FRUIT, PEAR, POMEGRANATE, PRUNE, PURPLE GRAPE, WHITE GRAPE, WOLFBERRY (Goji)

In short,  the amount of actual Acai in Monavie is just too little. The only Acai juice on the market today that is 100% Acai, with no water or other fruit juices mixed in is Amazon Thunder

Amazon Thunder

With Amazon Thunder you know it’s not diluted as soon as you open the bottle and try to pour it out. I say “try” because its sometimes like pouring ketchup. It’s closer to a paste than a juice. This tells your right away you’ve got nothing but mashed acai berries. I must say, I found the taste a little strange at first, but am now totally addicted to it!