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Odwalla Pomegranate Strawberry Juice Drink

Calories

Taste

1 = WORST; 5 = BEST

Nutrition Grade: B

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This Odwalla drink is one of the many new Coca-Cola drinks that contains Truvia, the zero calorie all natural stevia-based sweetener. For full-disclosure, I have never liked any of the Odwalla drinks. I've always thought they were overpriced and not very good, so that being said, take my review as coming from someone who is simply not a fan. This "juice drink" contains 21% juice and is 10% organic (personally, at 10%, why bother, seriously)? This pomegranate-strawberry flavor seemed to taste way more strawberry than pomegranate. It also tasted diluted, which makes sense given the whole only 21% juice thing. That being said, if you love this drink, it is much lower in calories compared to 100% juice, so I can see this being a good option for some.

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NUTRITIONAL FACTS

SERVING	1 bottle
(In mL)	480


CALORIES	100

Cals/mL

0.21

Fat (g)

Sat. Fat (g)

Cholesterol (mg)

Sodium (mg)

Potassium (mg)

Carbs (g)

Fiber (g)

Sugars (g)

Protein (g)		0

Vit A (%)

Vit C (%)

100

Calcium (%)

Iron (%)

Vitamin E (%)

100

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8.16.2010: Acai + Coconut = Bad Combo

Vita Coco Coconut Water
With Acai & Pomegranate

Calories

Taste

1 = WORST; 5 = BEST

Nutrition Grade: A-

Good

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Special Diets

The Taste: Hmm. I hate to judge all of Vita Coco by this one flavor because I have a feeling that some of other flavors are probably good, but this particular one is just not happenin'. I usually like the taste of a little juice added to coconut water because it gives it a touch of fruity sweet flavor that makes it a little more like a juice drink. However, in this case, the combination of flavors do not go well together. The drink ends up tasting like a muted acai juice that has some weird bitter, almost plasticky taste to it. I don't taste any pomegranate at all, or if it is there, it's part of the odd mixture that is unrecognizable as pomegranate. All that said, I’m going to go out and try the tangerine or peach varieties before I make a final judgment on Vita Coco, as those seem to naturally match better with the flavor of coconut water.

The Nutrition: Coconut water makes a fantastic natural sports drink because it replenishes several essential nutrients that are lost when we sweat, like potassium and sodium. Coconut water has five electrolytes (calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and sodium). It is a much better option than most sports drinks because it does not have artificial chemicals, added sugars and/or preservatives, and it has tons more potassium than the average sports drink. One big difference I noticed between Vita Coco and O.N.E. coconut waters is that Vita Coco has more than double the amount of potassium and vitamin C, so if you can find a Vita Coco flavor you like, I’d go with this brand.

The Flavors: Besides this flavor, Vita Coco has Plain, with Pineapple, with Peach & Mango and with Tangerine.