The 10 Best Organic Drink Brands

Whether you prefer juice, tea, or kombucha, there are so many brands making tasty organic and sustainable beverages these days. We selected 15 of our favorite drink brands, and asked our audience to vote on their favorites.

The 10 winners of this Green Matters Approved contest are listed below. Read more about our Green Matters Approved contests here.

Pukka is a U.K.-based tea company that makes herbal tea, black tea, and fruit tea. Pukka is Soil Association-certified organic, FairWild certified, Fair for Life certified, and a 1% for the Planet member. The company is also dedicated to sustainable packaging, with a goal of "no deforestation by 2025," and joined Pack4Good to accomplish this goal. Pukka's tea packaging is currently 100 percent recyclable and its gifting and supplement packaging is 98 percent recyclable.

Suja Organic makes cold-pressed juice, wellness shots, organic green powder, and protein shakes. Products use USDA-certified organic ingredients and are non-GMO, gluten-free, kosher, and High Pressure certified. Most Suja Organic products are vegan, save for the ones that contain honey. Suja Organic juice containers and packaging materials can all be curbside recycled.

Santa Cruz Organic's drinks include fruit juice, lemonade, and pure citrus juice. All of its products are USDA-certified organic and non-GMO project verified. The company uses on-site solar electricity generation and has purchased Renewable Energy Certificates as an offset for the energy used to produce its products. Two of Santa Cruz Organic's three manufacturing facilities are TRUE Platinum Zero Waste certified. Santa Cruz Organic is owned by the TruRoots Company, which also owns R.W. Knudsen.

Uncle Matt's Organic makes teas, fruit juices, juice shots, and juice boxes. The company claims to be the U.S.'s top selling organic orange juice company, and all of its products are 100 percent USDA-certified organic. Uncle Matt's products are also all vegan, kosher, non-GMO, and certified glyphosate residue-free by The Detox Project. Additionally, the company is a Certified B Corp and has partnered with Route to offset carbon emissions from online orders.

Yogi makes a range of teas, including herbal, green, black, citrus, and more. Most Yogi teas are USDA-certified organic or USDA Made with Organic. Teas are non-GMO, and the majority carry the non-GMO Project Verification seal. All Yogi teas are vegan except for three that contain honey. Yogi tea cartons are recyclable and its tea bags are compostable save for the staples used to seal the bag. Yogi is a member of the Ethical Tea Partnership.

Liquid Remedy kombucha comes in seven flavors and variety packs, all of which are vegan, Non-GMO Project Verified, gluten-free, and USDA-certified organic. Liquid Remedy kombucha has a unique 30-day brewing process, which means the final product contains no sugar; the product is also raw and unpasteurized, meaning it does not have to be refrigerated.

ChariTea makes brewed teas in three flavors: red, black, and green. ChariTea also makes maté. Its products are Fairtrade-certified and organic. As the sister brand of Lemonaid, ChariTea donates a portion of all purchases to the Lemonaid & ChariTea Foundation, which funds social programs in ingredients' growing regions. The foundation has raised millions of euros for these causes.

Alaya Tea makes black, Darjeeling, green, and herbal teas. All Alaya teas are loose-leaf, biodynamic, USDA-certified organic, and from the slopes of the Himalayas in India. Its herbal teas are from farms with regenerative organic certification, the company's goal is to be zero waste, and it uses fully compostable and plastic-free packaging.

Arbor Teas is all USDA-certified organic tea, including white, black, green, herbal, rooibos, oolong, and pu-erh. You can also purchase teas based on whether they are caffeinated or decaf. Two-thirds of the Arbor Tea's products are Fair Trade certified, and the company offsets its carbon emissions with the Carbon Fund. Additionally, its packaging facility is solar-powered and its packaging is compostable.

Clean Cause primarily makes sparkling and non-carbonated yerba maté, but also a sparkling "pick-me-up" drink with probiotics. Its products are USDA-certified organic, FairTrade-certified, and sourced in Brazil. The company is mission driven, and its Clean Cause Foundation manages the Clean Kickstarts program, a recovery housing initiative that supports people recovering from substance addictions.