Fresh fruit not meeting strict export standards is sent to SOGA Organic where we only process fruit from the four SOGA growers to ensure the highest quality and integrity of all our products. We produce and export around 2,000 MT of premium Not-from-concentrate (NFC) Citrus Juice annually.
In 2019 SOGA Organic took a quantum leap forward in positioning itself at the forefront of Certified Organic citrus processing by installing an IceGen slurry ice solution at our plant in Kirkwood. This new technology enables us to be the first in Africa to offer not only pasteurized, but also unpasteurized NFC Citrus juice.
Not-from-concentrate (NFC) juices have that right-from-the-orchard, freshly squeezed taste. And, just like freshly squeezed juice, there’s no water, sugar, or preservatives added, only 100 percent pure premium quality pasteurized orange juice. One sip, and you’ll taste the difference.
The difference is in how the fruit is processed. Not-from-concentrate means the fruit is squeezed, the juice is pasteurized and then packaged. From-concentrate means the fruit is squeezed, the water is extracted, which produces a concentrated form similar to that you see in the frozen food department. At a later time the water is added back in and the juice is pasteurized and packaged.
