A probiotic straw to go with that acai-pomegranate juice

by Shayna Glick, Posted Sep 20th 2008 @ 1:00PM

Image focusing on the top view of a large collection of drinking straws.

I know the world of functional foods is really taking off, but pretty soon you could have an even more functional straw to gulp it down with.

Unistraw is slated to make drinking straws that'll add a probiotic boost to anything you drink with it. Using their patented sytem, the straws are designed to deliver "dry stable Unibeads" of probiotics via filters at each end.

They're partnering with the food packaging/processing giant Tetrapak to get the straws out there. Starting from the middle of next year, Tetrapak will include the straws on their carton packaging and both companies will be able to market the new device.

Filed Under: Business, New Products
Tags: drinking straws, DrinkingStraws, functional food, FunctionalFood, probiotic, straws, Tetrapak, Unistraw

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9-20-2008 @10:53PM Acai Berry Juice said... Why not drink pure acai juice or buy an acai concentrate you can add to your favorite juice. Look for pure 100% organic acai that has no fillers or added sugars.
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9-20-2008 @10:55PM Acai Berry Juice said... http://acai-berries.biz is a source of 100% pure organic acai.
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9-22-2008 @1:17AM Brad said... It's not 100% acai juice, but my favorite acai berry juice is Tropicana Pur Raspberry Acai, more here - http://www.acairesource.com/2008/09/tropicana-pure-raspberry-acai/
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