Quiz - Adsa Mango Juice Drink - What's in it.

malc_b

Just read the side of Adsa's Mango Juice Drink. It's a waxed carton similar to orange. I suspect the key work is drink it the title but see it on the shelf and you think mango juice. There are only pictures of mangoes on the box. And the answer?

Ingredients: Water, Mango Juice (25%), Apple Juice (25%).

So Mango Juice Drink is in fact Mango and Apple Juice.

A heads up for anyone else looking for true mango juice.

browneyedbazzi

You're right, the word 'drink' in the title is the key one - a fruit 'drink' doesn't need to have any real juice in it and indeed most products with the word 'drink' in the name will have a very low juice content. If it says 'juice drink' it'll have to have some juice in it, but again it'll be a pretty low % and not necessarily the sort of juice you expect - most juice drinks do have an apple juice base (even tropicana still lemonade to my surprise!).

Have you ever had pure mango juice? I expect most of what you can buy in shops is a mixed/diluted form because at full strength mango juice would be pretty sickly!

robpw2

mmany drinks have other ingredients ,., i bought some rasberry and apple drink from sainsburys it had 4 rasberries in it 2 apples and about 40 blackberries according to the ingredients ..

DCFC79

And people have lost the ability to read the list ingredients

browneyedbazzi

DCFC79 wrote: »

And people have lost the ability to read the list ingredients

Among other things....like size details perhaps? :rotfl:

I tend to read the ingredients and nutritional information on packaging but in some supermarkets that gets you funny looks from the illiterate locals who don't understand what you're doing!

DCFC79

browneyedbazzi wrote: »

Among other things....like size details perhaps? :rotfl:

I tend to read the ingredients and nutritional information on packaging but in some supermarkets that gets you funny looks from the illiterate locals who don't understand what you're doing!

this thread just reminds me of the innocent smoothie thread

browneyedbazzi

DCFC79 wrote: »

this thread just reminds me of the innocent smoothie thread

I made the connection after your post, but in the OPs defence they didn't title the thread 'mango juice scam!' and insist that the store/manufacturer be prosecuted and jailed for it!

pitkin2020

DCFC79 wrote: »

this thread just reminds me of the innocent smoothie thread

Oh don't start that again, i'm surprised the OP from that hasn't started a new one about bananas not being as bent as they once were and we're all being conned as they are now only 30 degrees instead of the industry regulated 32 degrees or some other BS like that.

DCFC79

browneyedbazzi wrote: »

I made the connection after your post, but in the OPs defence they didn't title the thread 'mango juice scam!' and insist that the store/manufacturer be prosecuted and jailed for it!

credit to the OP they havent said the scam word yet and they seem quite sensible.

browneyedbazzi

DCFC79 wrote: »

credit to the OP they havent said the scam word yet and they seem quite sensible.

Indeed, it's quite a refreshing change!

pitkin2020

DCFC79 wrote: »

credit to the OP they havent said the scam word yet and they seem quite sensible.

I don't think the OP is complaining TBH just pointing it out. :beer: