Flawsome! is a wonderful brand of fruit drinks, all made from surplus wonky fruits that otherwise would have gone to waste. You can find these drinks in stores, buy direct from the website or from Social Supermarket (the company fulfils orders direct for each order). You can buy boxes of your favourite flavours or mixed boxes, all in easy-to-recycle packs.
All these juices are gently pasteurised, made from real fruit (not concentrate). Always choose pasteurised juice for pregnancy/children and weak immune systems. Check medication, before drinking rhubarb juice (and if you have diabetes). Brush teeth around an hour after drinking fruit juice, to allow saliva to neutralise acids.
The company was founded by a married couple, who used to help out at their respective grandmothers’ orchards, so had a real appreciation of fresh fruits. So when they visited a local farm and so all the fresh produce going to waste, it sparked a business idea.
Apples are one of the most wasted fruits in England. And this company offers still and sparkling apple juice drink, along with a range of apple-blend drinks like sweet and sour apple, apple-cherry and apple-strawberry.
Despite not being local, orange juice remains one of England’s favourite fruit juices. Flawsome! fruit juice is different in that it’s in cans (not Tetrapaks) and saves 3 oranges from landfill, for each serving consumed.
Oranges only came to England during the 17th century, eaten by those with access to orangeries (big greenhouses). Before that, Queen Eleanor (from Spain) would order oranges to dock at Portsmouth in 1289, as she was homesick for the fruits. Most oranges are from southern Europe (Pesticide Action Network say oranges are usually covered in a cocktail of pesticides before arriving on supermarket shelves). So choose organic if you can.
The range includes a selection of delicious fruit drinks in glass bottles or cans. Plus sparkling fruity waters and a range of still fruity waters in paper packs, with paper straws (ideal lunchbox treats).
Along with a few ‘health shots’ containing ginger, turmeric (with vegan vitamin D), plus ones for gut health (with prebiotics) and immunity (with vitamin C).
