FORT PIERCE, Florida/March 18, 2008 –Cook’s Illustrated, the nation’s prestigious publication dedicated to evaluating cooking products, has completed a thorough taste test of five nationally recognized brands and one family owned brand of orange juice against freshly squeezed juice made from oranges in its test kitchen. The results –Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company’s Gourmet Pasteurized Orange Juice beat the competition hands down and was rated the best tasting.

“We are very honored to be the producers of the only product that received the Highly Recommended rating from Cook’s Illustrated magazine,” said Marygrace Sexton, CEO, Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company. The magazine conducted taste tests and independent laboratory tests to judge the juice closest to fresh squeezed orange juice. “Tasters praised our juice for its sweet and fruity taste, nice bits of pulp, and strong floral smell. When compared to the cost of squeezing your own fresh fruit, our Gourmet Pasteurized Orange Juice was substantially more of a bargain,” added Sexton. Cook’s Illustrated testers calculated, buying and squeezing oranges at home made the cost 23 cents per ounce – about three times the price of the winning Orchid Island Juice Company’s juice.

The secret to Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company’s industry leading quality and superior taste is “there is no secret,” said John Martinelli, Executive Vice President. “We take Florida oranges, grown in the tropics and known for their sweetness and quality all around the world, we squeeze daily for freshness and immediately package and deliver the juice to market.”

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