FAQs

  • the original CH’I drink herb blend was first developed by a traditional herbalist with ancient natural medicine in mind. the intention of the herbal blend was to boost your inner ‘ch’i’, so the name stuck around!

    it is a delicious and refreshing sparkling drink, using water blended with our special herbal mixture. a touch of flavours are added- kiwifruit and honey- both complementary of the herbal flavour and a fitting reflection of CH’I’s originating country, NZ.

    drinking CH’I will give you a refreshing moment of natural rejuvenation!

  • CH’I herbal sugar free may be very useful if managing diabetes as it is completely free from sugars and has only the most minute traces of carbohydrates.

    the vitamin c, which we include to help protect the colour and flavours from oxidation, is metabolized by our bodies and yields a minuscule 10kJ (2 kCal) of energy for every 200ml portion drunk.

    please always consult your health professional about changes in your diet to manage your diabetes.

  • while the word ‘ch’i’ or ‘qi’ originates from China, CH’I herbal drinks have been developed and produced in Auckland, New Zealand since 1987. the herbal ingredients are handmade into our original blend at the CH’I drinks workshop in Riverhead.

  • there are no reasons we are aware of to restrict your enjoyment of CH’I while pregnant.

    the herbs in the extracts we make are not in the drink at therapeutic doses. if however you have any questions or concerns you should please always consult with your health practitioner.

  • stevia is a natural plant based sweetener with no sugars, carbohydrates or calories. it’s one of the few non calorific sugar alternatives that is not synthetic. our taste buds perceive it to be over 200 times sweeter than sugar.

    it has been rigorously assessed by the FDA in the USA, and the Australia and New Zealand Food Safety Authority, and was approved as a safe food ingredient by these authorities in 2008.

    like virtually everything in our food supply, including water, it may be capable of causing harm if consumed in extreme excess, but the most recent information suggested you would need to regularly consume several hundred bottles of CH’I herbal sugar free every day to be approaching an unsafe level!

  • we do not make any health claims about CH’I. the herbs are not intended to be therapeutic and are not at levels that approach therapeutic doses.

    for any concerns about your own health we recommend you consult your health professional.

  • we do try to minimise the use of sugar while protecting flavour enjoyment, our drinks with sugar do contain 25% less sugar than most other soft drinks on the market.

    we do also make our original blend into a sugar free version, it does yield a tiny number of calories (2 kCals per 200ml serve) from your body metabolising the vitamin C- which we add to protect colour and flavour.

  • there is nothing in CH’I that contradicts vegan or vegetarian principles- so yes!

  • most major supermarket across NZ should stock our drinks, you can usually find us in the water aisle.

    if you’re having trouble locating us in a specific store, let the manager there know or contact us and we’ll try to solve the issue for you!

  • our original blend includes: ginseng root, gotu-kola, fo-ti, rhubarb root, and aloe root. You can learn more about them here.