Operations | Manufacturing: Aloe Vera Drinks

There are so many fusion of flavours that can be created with the Aloe Vera beverage. In addition, we can have these drinks with and without pulp and, to stretch it a bit further, fermented into an alcoholic beverage.

The main aim in developing these products is to give the consumer more options while providing health and pleasure. There are some entrepreneurs who have already gone ahead developing teas from a number of herbs that grow wild in the country. A lot of these herbs have been used in Jamaican folk medicine for years but has yet to get traction mainstream. It is my purpose to bring products to the world that will make consumers aware of the benefits that can be had from these herbs in a pleasing manner.

I've already named the 74,000 sq. ft. garden after my grandmother, Edna Outar, by calling it Edna's Garden. I may give the company that name. However, anything that is produced by the company that will go on the shelves of fridges around the world must have a catchy Jamaican name. So far, I think Fyujan, which is a Patois translation for how a Jamaican would pronounce the word, Fusion. Both the pulp and pulp-free beverage would have the following flavours:

1. Honey + Lime + Guinea Hen Weed + Aloe Vera (+Sweetener) = Irie
2. Guava + Passion + Bissy + Aloe Vera (+Sweetener) = Claat
3. Orange + Moringa + Cane Juice + Aloe Vera (+Sweetener) = Rootz
4. Melon + Cucumber + Peppermint + Lime + Aloe Vera (+Sweetener) = Kool
5. Mango + Soursop Leaf + Lime + Aloe Vera (+Sweetener) = Rhaatid
6. Sorrel + Ginger + Lime + Aloe Vera (+Sweetener) = Fyah
7. Banana + Cerasee + Tamarind + Aloe Vera (+Sweetener) = Faysti

In each of the flavours above, I have put in a herb that is of medicinal value to the consumer while using fruits to enhance the flavour. So the above flavours would be for drinks with and without pulp. Could a fusion with coffee be considered? All beverages will have 100 ml (7 tbsp.) Aloe Vera Pulp, Citric Acid and Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) in them.

The recipe for the above drinks given that the proportions are for 500 ml are as follows,

Fyujan Irie - Fusion Clear

• 100 ml (7 tbsp.) Aloe Vera Pulped
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) Honey
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) Lime
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) Powdered Guinea Hen Weed
• 375 ml Purified Water
• 2 tbsp Cane Sugar

Fyujan Claat - Fusion Passion

• 100 ml (7 tbsp.) Aloe Vera Pulped
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) Guava Nectar (Juice Concentrate)
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) Passion Fruit Juice Concentrate
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) Powdered Bissy
• 375 ml Purified Water
• 2 tbsp Cane Sugar 

Fyujan Rootz - Fusion Strength

• 100 ml (7 tbsp.) Aloe Vera Pulped
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) Orange Juice Concentrate
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) Powdered Moringa Leaves
• 350 ml Purified Water
• 2 tbsp Cane Sugar

Fyujan Kool - Fusion Cool

• 100 ml (7 tbsp.) Aloe Vera Pulped
• 30 ml (2 tbsp.) Melon Juice Concentrate
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) Cucumber Juice Concentrate
• 3 ml (1/2 tsp.) Peppermint
• 2 ml (1/2 tsp.) Lime
• 350 ml Purified Water
• 2 tbsp Cane Sugar

Fyujan Rhaatid - Fusion Tropical

• 100 ml (7 tbsp.) Aloe Vera Pulped
• 30 ml (2 tbsp.) Mango Juice Concentrate
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) Lime
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) Soursop Leaf Powder
• 360 ml Purified Water
• 2 tbsp Cane Sugar 

Fyujan Fyah - Fusion Fire

• 100 ml (7 tbsp.) Aloe Vera Pulped
• 30 ml (1 tbsp.) Sorrel Concentrate
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) Lime
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) Ginger Powder
• 360 ml Purified Water
• 2 tbsp Cane Sugar

Fyujan Faysti - Fusion Rush

• 100 ml (7 tbsp.) Aloe Vera Pulped
• 30 ml (2 tbsp.) Juiced Banana
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) Tamarind
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) Cerasee
• 360 ml Purified Water
• 2 tbsp Cane Sugar

Found the following idea on Lean Clean Jamaica instagram page,

Keep it Light and Crisp

• 2 tbsp of Aloe Vera Gel
• 1 Apple
• 1 Cucumber
• 1 Lemon

Tropical Escape with Aloe

• 1 tbsp of Aloe Vera Gel
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Green Apple
• 1-2 cups of Pineapple
• 2 tbsp Coconut Milk

Milestones

1. Getting the winning formula
   
   Settle on the right formula for each flavour. Each flavour must have an attractive taste. Given that Jamaican herbs will in the drinks, the dosage limits must be known to be put on the label of the bottles, if necessary.
   
   
2. Pitch the pilot
   
   The pilot project will not launch all flavours in the same quantity. The flavours that are expected to get the most demand will be produced in greater quantities.
   
   
3. Survey the market
   
   The market must be surveyed to see the feedback each flavour receives from the consumer.

Reference

1. Can a Pregnant Woman Eat Aloe Vera? by ...
2. What is Aloe? by ...
3. Aloe Vera Water: What is it and Why I should drink it? by ...
4. Top 12 Benefits of Aloe Vera by Laura Dawn
5. Guinea Hen Weed: A Powerful Jamaican Herb by Dr Tony Vendryes