But the health benefits of picking the cloudier juice range from improved brain function to a reduction of heart disease and cancer, thanks to the antioxidants and polyphenols that haven't been ...

After leaving the Polynesian Resort, I was ready to head home and try my hand at making my own POG juice, right in my kitchen. POG juice is a blend of passion fruit, orange and guava juices.

The differences were striking: Carotenoid release went up from nearly 11 percent in the fruit to 28 percent in the fresh juice, and up to 39.5 percent in the pasteurized juice.