Supplier and Distributor

Premium NFC Juice

Brothers International is your trusted source for premium (Not From Concentrate) NFC juice for your production needs. From everyday staples like Orange and Apple to exotic Tropicals and Citrus, all minimally processed to deliver the highest quality juice on the market, preserving natural brix, vibrant aromas, and true-to-fruit flavors.

Brothers International is proud to offer various fruit juices and concentrates as USDA Organic certified.

Single Strength Juice can be supplied as organic upon request

Premium Beverage Formulation

NFC Juices are utilized by leading food and beverage manufacturers across the country to create products that demand a high-quality, authentic flavor profile. They are the ideal foundational ingredient for premium RTD (Ready-To-Drink) juices, craft sodas, smoothies, sparkling waters and more.

Culinary, Sauces & Marinades

Our (Not From Concentrate) NFC Juice provides an unadulterated, fresh-squeezed taste that acts as a base for high-end culinary applications, including salad dressings, sauces, glazes, and marinades where authentic acidity and fruit sweetness are required.

Baby Food & Health Products

Because single strength juice contains no added water, sugars, or preservatives, it is the gold standard for clean-label baby foods, nutritional wellness shots, and functional health beverages where pure, natural ingredients are expected from high-end consumers.

Using Single Strength Juice to Elevate Quality,

Flavor and Clean-Label Appeal

When developing premium beverages or culinary products, consumers are actively looking for the closest thing to “fresh-squeezed.” While juice concentrates are excellent for scalable efficiency, Not From Concentrate (NFC) juices offer an unparalleled, uncompromised sensory experience.

By understanding the distinct physical properties and market appeal of single strength juices, R&D teams can unlock superior product performance and achieve a true “whole fruit” flavor profile.

  • Fresh-Squeezed Flavor: Because not form concentrate juices skip the evaporation process entirely, they do not undergo the prolonged heat exposure that concentrates do. This preserves the delicate, volatile flavor compounds and top-notes that give beverages an authentic, freshly picked character.

  • 100% Clean Label Positioning: Modern consumers are well-educated on ingredient lists. Utilizing unconcentrated juice allows consumer brands to boast premium, clean-label claims such as “100% Juice,” “Not From Concentrate,” and “No Added Water.”

  • The Perfect Premium Base: The most successful premium beverage formulations use this “100% juice” as their foundational base. It establishes authentic mouthfeel, natural acidity, and brix levels, driving the premium aroma and flavor that generates consumer loyalty and repurchases.

Orange NFC juice and orange juice concentrate from Brothers International.
Decades of Experience in

Fit For Purpose Sourcing

Not every application requires the exact same chemical footprint or sourcing strategy. A premium baby food puree, a sparkling citrus seltzer, and a craft cocktail mixer each demand distinct technical tolerances, brix levels, and cost-in-use parameters.

Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all solution, our global sourcing network carefully aligns the origin with your product’s specific functional requirements.

Whether you need globally renowned Brazilian NFC Orange juice for tight analytical consistency and high-volume uniformity, or a highly specific tropical puree from specialized micro-climates across South America, we match the origin to the objective. We deliver not from concentrate juices that precisely match your production needs.

  • Minimal Thermal Processing: Gentle, flash pasteurization is utilized to ensure microbiological safety without degrading the natural molecular structures of the fruit. This ensures the vibrant, “just juiced” taste remains intact.

  • A True-to-Nature Profile: Because the juice is extracted and pasteurized in its natural state without water removal, it is an exact aromatic and flavor mirror of the ripe fruit.

Uncompromising Purity and Integrity

100% Pure NFC Juice Supplier

As international fruit experts, we’ve spent the last 25 years supplying our customers with everything from NFC Juices to Individual Quick Frozen parts. The unadulterated purity of our single strength juices makes them essential for the premium food and beverage industries.

  • True-to-Fruit Botanical Integrity: We provide single-origin and carefully blended NFC juices that deliver the potent, natural flavors consumers crave.

  • Zero Additives: Our extraction and pasteurization process utilizes zero synthetic additives, added sugars, or water, giving your brand a flawless “clean-label” advantage.

Global Sourcing & Supply Chain Resiliency:
Maintaining a reliable supply of fresh-pressed NFC juice requires a coordinated geographic strategy. Because single-strength juice is tied directly to fresh harvest timing, relying on a single growing region leaves manufacturers vulnerable to localized freezes, droughts, and crop shortfalls. Brothers International maintains an integrated global sourcing network that balances harvest cycles across both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. By rotating sourcing across premier growing basins (such as partnering with top-tier citrus processors across the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and Spain) or sourcing pome and berry juices across North America and Europe, we able to provide continuous product availability 52 weeks a year.

Managing un-concentrated juice logistics also demands uncompromising cold-chain oversight. Because NFC juice retains its native water content and volatile aromatic compounds, protecting the product against thermal abuse during transport is essential to preserving its “just-squeezed” profile. Our logistics and supply chain teams coordinate continuous temperature-monitored refrigerated marine reefers, dedicated domestic cold-freight networks, and sterile aseptic handling across our delivery and fulfillment footprint. By securing multi-quarter volume contracts and buffer stock, we shield your bottling schedules from ocean shipping bottlenecks and volatile spot-market pricing.

Quality Assurance & Technical Compliance:
Every production lot of NFC juice distributed by Brothers International undergoes exhaustive analytical screening to ensure complete consistency from drum to drum. Our technical teams monitor critical physical and chemical parameters—including refractometric Brix adherence, titratable acidity (Brix-to-acid ratio), pH, and centrifugal pulp percentage—ensuring seamless integration into automated beverage lines. Microbiological safety is anchored by validated thermal pasteurization protocols that deliver a certified minimum 5-log pathogen reduction (Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and E. coli), alongside targeted testing for thermo-acidophilic spoilage bacteria like Alicyclobacillus (TAB).

We manage global regulatory compliance so your internal quality assurance teams don’t have to. Every processing facility in our supplier network operates under Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmarks, such as SQF, BRC, or FSSC 22000, backed by complete farm-to-bottle traceability. Each shipment arrives accompanied by a comprehensive technical documentation packet, including lot-specific Certificates of Analysis (COA), multi-residue pesticide screens, heavy metal testing (via ICP-MS), Kosher and Halal certifications, Non-GMO verification, and USDA Organic (NOP) documentation upon request.

Premium NFC Juice Used to Optimize Production

NFC Juice F.A.Q.

RTD Beverages, Functional Juices & Cold-Pressed Tonics:

NFC juice is the foundational ingredient for premium refrigerated Ready-To-Drink (RTD) beverages, 100% single-strength breakfast juices, and high-pressure processed (HPP) wellness tonics. It provides the natural sweetness, balanced acidity, and fresh flavor baseline needed to build clean-label botanical refreshers, sparkling waters, and functional 2oz immunity shots.

Craft Brewing, Ciders & Distilling:

The preferred fruit feedstock for modern craft breweries and cideries. Used heavily in fruited sour ales, hazy IPAs, Belgian-style witbiers, and hard ciders:

  • Fermentation Integrity: Delivers natural fermentable simple sugars (fructose, glucose, sucrose) alongside native moisture, eliminating the risk of osmotic yeast shock associated with dumping dense 65° Brix concentrates into secondary fermenters.

  • Aromatics & Haze: Adds authentic harvest aroma and desirable colloidal haze without clogging centrifuge filters or plate chillers.

Dairy & Plant-Based Beverage Blends:

NFC fruit juices provide authentic flavor and natural acidity for drinkable yogurts, kefir formulations, and plant-based milk alternatives (oat, almond, and coconut fruit-blends). Standardized low-pulp juices blend into dairy matrices without causing protein destabilization or graininess.

Infant Food, Clinical Nutrition & Culinary Sauces:

  • Baby Food & Toddler Juices: Zero added sugars, chemical preservatives, or synthetic additives make NFC juice the standard for infant nectars and clean-label stage-2 pureed pouch thinning.

  • Culinary Glazes, Dressings & Marinades: Delivers clean fruit acidity and natural sugars that caramelize evenly under high heat in savory poultry glazes, barbecue sauces, Asian stir-fry bases, and craft vinaigrettes.

With over 50 different fruit and vegetable ingredients available as fruit NFC Juice, our team is able to provide nearly any variation required for your food and beverage manufacturing. The table below has examples that represent a fraction of our current capabilities. Can’t find what you’re looking for? We can help you source it.

Botanical Variety Standard Brix Range pH & Titratable Acidity Core Functional Advantage & Popular Applications
Orange NFC Juice
(Valencia / Hamlin Cultivars)		 11.0° – 12.5° Brix
(FDA 21 CFR § 101.30: 11.8°)		 pH 3.4 – 3.9
0.6%–0.9% (as Citric)		 Fresh-Squeezed Taste & Aroma. Low oil (<0.035%). The premier benchmark for 100% premium breakfast juices, craft mimosa RTDs, Belgian witbiers, and citrus dressings.
Apple NFC Juice
(Clarified or Cloudy / Crisp Varieties)		 11.5° – 13.5° Brix
(FDA 21 CFR § 101.30: 11.5°)		 pH 3.3 – 3.8
0.3%–0.6% (as Malic)		 Clean Natural Sweetness. Available ultra-filtered clear or naturally cloudy. Ideal base for 100% hard ciders, multi-fruit juice blending, craft sodas, and pediatric hydration.
Tart Cherry NFC Juice
(Montmorency Cultivar)		 14.0° – 16.0° Brix
(FDA 21 CFR § 101.30: 14.0°)		 pH 3.2 – 3.6
1.2%–1.8% (as Malic)		 Functional Polyphenols & Melatonin. Crisp, bracing malic acidity and intense ruby anthocyanin hue. Essential for athletic recovery drinks, sleep wellness tonics, and sour ales.
Pineapple NFC Juice
(MD2 / Smooth Cayenne)		 12.0° – 14.0° Brix
(FDA 21 CFR § 101.30: 12.8°)		 pH 3.4 – 3.8
0.6%–0.9% (as Citric)		 High Esters & Golden Color. Intensely tropical, sweet-tart profile with native bromelain enzyme denatured. Used in RTD tiki cocktails, tropical seltzers, and fruit glazes.
Red Beet NFC Juice
(Conditiva Taproot)		 8.0° – 10.0° Brix
(Commercial Baseline: 8.5°)		 pH 4.0 – 4.5 (Acidified)
or pH 5.5–6.0 (Natural)		 Active Dietary Nitrates & Betacyanin. Deep crimson-violet hue; clean earthy sweetness. Core ingredient for pre-workout nitric oxide boosters, sports shots, and natural red blending.
Ginger / Turmeric NFC Juice
(Cold-Pressed Rhizomes)		 4.0° – 7.0° Brix
(Starch-Decanted)		 pH 3.5 – 4.0 (Acidified)
or pH 5.5–6.5 (Natural)		 Fresh Biting Pungency. Centrifugally decanted to remove heavy native starches; retains volatile zingiberene and [6]-gingerols for functional immunity shots and ginger beer.

NFC (Not From Concentrate) juice is extracted directly from whole, washed fruit or vegetables, pasteurized, and packaged in its natural single-strength liquid state without ever having its natural water removed. In contrast, Juice Concentrate undergoes thermal vacuum evaporation to boil off water until it reaches 65° to 70° Brix. While concentrate drastically lowers shipping costs, the thermal evaporation process drives off delicate volatile aromatics and changes native mouthfeel. NFC juice preserves the authentic, fresh-pressed sensory profile, natural cellular moisture, and volatile top notes of freshly picked produce.

Yes. Our standard NFC juices are 100% pure fruit or vegetable feedstock. They contain zero added water, high-fructose corn syrup, refined cane sugar, artificial colors, synthetic flavors, or chemical preservatives (such as potassium sorbate or sodium benzoate). Products can be declared simply on consumer packaging by their botanical identity (e.g., “Apple Juice,” “Orange Juice,” or “Organic Beet Juice”).

Because NFC juice contains 100% natural water, cold-chain integrity and sterile packaging are critical:

  • Frozen NFC Juice (-18°C / 0°F): Packaged in 5-gallon pails (~45–50 lbs net) or 55-gallon poly-lined steel drums (~480–520 lbs net) and shipped strictly frozen. Freezing preserves heat-labile volatile esters, raw flavor, and natural colors over long horizons.

  • Aseptic NFC Juice (Chilled / Ambient 4°C to 20°C): Processed via continuous HTST pasteurization and filled into pre-sterilized, multi-layer oxygen-barrier foil bags housed inside 55-gallon drums, 220–275 gallon bag-in-box totes, or specialized refrigerated ISO bulk tankers (~4,000 to 5,000 gallons). Unopened aseptic packaging remains shelf-stable without freezing.

  • Frozen Formats: Maintained at -18°C (0°F) or below, frozen NFC juices deliver a verified commercial shelf life of 18 to 24 months from the pack date. Defrosting should occur under controlled refrigeration (2°C to 4°C) with gentle drum rolling to prevent sugar stratification.

  • Aseptic Formats: Unopened aseptic drums and totes maintain commercial shelf stability for 12 to 18 months at cool ambient temperatures (storage at 4°C to 10°C is recommended for delicate citrus and berry varieties to maximize color and volatile retention). Once unsealed, containers must remain strictly refrigerated (<4°C) and be used within 48 to 72 hours.

Raw extracted juice contains floating pulp cells and coarse plant fragments that can clog narrow bottling nozzles or plate heat exchangers. Origin processors calibrate physical particulate through horizontal decanter centrifuges and fine inline mesh screens (typically 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm). This allows processors to standardize suspended pulp to tight analytical specifications (e.g., low-pulp <3%, medium-pulp 5%–8%, or heavy-pulp 10%–12%), ensuring consistent flow through automated bottling equipment.

Vegetables naturally feature a low-acid pH (pH 5.0 to 6.5). Under FDA low-acid canned food regulations (21 CFR Part 113), packaging low-acid liquids in ambient aseptic formats requires aggressive thermal retorting that degrades flavor and color. To provide shelf-stable aseptic vegetable NFC juices, processors standardize the juice with a trace, controlled amount of natural organic lemon juice or citric acid to safely lower the pH below the critical 4.2 threshold. For manufacturers requiring completely unadulterated, raw pH vegetable profiles, Brothers International supplies these juices strictly in deep-frozen formats.

Every beverage and food formulation requires precise technical parameters to perform consistently on automated production lines. Beyond standard ingredient delivery, Brothers International supports your R&D and QA teams with comprehensive technical documentation and specification matching. We provide batch-specific Certificates of Analysis (COA), detailed product specification sheets, allergen statements, Non-GMO declarations, and heavy metal/pesticide testing.

Whether your product requires a specific pH range, custom titratable acidity, precise color intensity, or tailored seed filtration (down to specific mesh screen sizes), our technical specialists collaborate directly with your formulators to match your operational requirements. To accelerate your product development cycle, we maintain a rapid-ship sample program for bench testing and pilot-scale trials.

Navigating global fruit commodity markets requires proactive supply chain management and real-time market intelligence. Seasonal weather anomalies, shifting freight rates, and harvest yield fluctuations can impact fruit NFC juice ingredient pricing and availability. Brothers International acts as a strategic procurement partner, offering market forecasts, crop reports, and flexible contracting structures—including multi-quarter forward contracts to lock in budget stability, as well as spot-market sourcing to fill unexpected inventory gaps.

As direct importers, we handle the complexities of international trade so you don’t have to. Our logistics team manages C-TPAT supply chain security, USDA/FDA import clearances, and customs brokerage to eliminate port delays. Backed by strict temperature-monitored cold-chain logistics, we ensure your frozen strawberry concentrates, purees, and essences maintain complete color, flavor, and microbial integrity from origin to your facility floor.