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Applied Food Sciences (AFS) recently launched its branded AmaTea® Max organic guayusa extract using a patented process to enhance the naturally occurring antioxidants and caffeine from guayusa leaves.

Regarded as the guardians of the rainforest, the Kichwa have an elite group of warriors known as the "Vigilante Nocturno," or Night Watchmen. For centuries these specialized hunters would drink a tincture of brewed guayusa leaves to help sharpen their alertness.

Ahiflower oil has been approved for use in Canada. Ingredion has grown its team, and Elemend now has six products across three product lines.

Liquid I.V. released Energy Multiplier, a non-GMO, vegan electrolyte drink mix that provides two to three times more hydration than water alone, it says.

MATI Energy launched its self-titled line of craft-brewed organic energy drinks.

RUNA Clean Energy, an organic energy drink made from the guayusa leaf, now is being distributed nationally by Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Plano, Texas, and Burlington, Mass., and other regional distributor partners. 

Purity.Organic recently expanded its portfolio with a new line of super-premium ready-to-drink teas.