ABOUT THIS ALTERNATIVE DRINK
| Overview | Shumba Maheu is a fermented, maize based traditional non alcoholic beverage. The brand has 3 major categories which are malt, milk and ordinary maheu. |
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| Country of Origin | The formulation for Maheu originated from Zambia at Heinrich’s Beverages. Production in Zimbabwe started in 2011 |
| Flavours | Ordinary Shumba Maheu flavours: Traditional, Banana, Passion Fruit, Orange, Buttercream and Strawberry.Malt Shumba Maheu flavours: Sorghum malt and Traditional Extra Malt.Milk Shumba Maheu flavours: Vanilla milk, Strawberry milk and Chocolate milk. 4,5% ABV |
| Packaging | Shumba Maheu is hot filled into white 500ml HDPE bottles which are then foil capped. The bottle is labelled using a PET shrink sleeve. The product is then packed into 12 units that are stretch wrapped |
| Carbohydrates | Maheu has 14.7% carbohydrate content |
| Fermentation Process | The products are made from cooked maize meal base which is converted by enzymes and fermented using lactic acid bacteria |
| Taste | Ordinary Shumba Maheu has a sweet, sour, cooked maize meal taste with different added flavours. The milky variants have a milky flavour while the malt Maheu has the natural flavour of sorghum maltear golden liquid |
| Serving Temperature | Shumba Maheu is best chilled but can also be served at ambient temperatures |