Re: V 8 Fusion

"Sheldon" <PENMART01@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Dan Rouse wrote:
"Terry" wrote
....> I am not much of a fruit or vegetable kind of guy.
I eat meat and potatoes.

A friend suggested those new V8 juices. ?I still have to force myself
to have one, but they are quite good and good for you.

Regular V8 tastes like tomato juice but the Fusion drinks are like
fruit juice.

According to the ingredients label, the V8 V-Fusion drinks are a
reconstituted blend of vegetables (such as sweet potatoes and purple
carrots) combined with a blend of fruit juices from concentrate (such as
apple, white grape, pomegranite, blueberry). If I recall correctly, these
are also fortified with Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid). It doesn't appear that
these drinks have any added sugar either.

So far, I have seen that there are four varieties of the V-Fusion drinks:
Peach Mango, Strawberry Banana, Pomegranite Blueberry, and Acai Berry. The
actual blend of vegetables and fruit juices varies depending on the
specific
V-Fusion variety.

Tastewise--I would also agree, they taste more like fruit juice.

Check their nutritional values... I don't think any of those products
are beneficially healthful to any meaningful degree. You are much
better off eating real fruit and vegies.

http://www.campbellwellness.com/product-list.asp?brandID=8

[snip...]

(To which I reply...)

Quoted from that same website--

Acai Berry:

V8® V.Fusion Juice
Acai Berry
Nutrition Facts*
Amount Per Serving (serving size) = 8 oz.

Calories 110
Total Fat 0g
Sat. Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 70mg
Potassium 240mg
Total Carb. 27g
Dietary Fiber 0g

Sugars 26g
Protein 0g


% Daily Values**
Vitamin A 15%
Vitamin C 100%
Calcium 2%
Iron 2%


V8® V.Fusion Juice
Peach Mango
Nutrition Facts*
Amount Per Serving (serving size) = 8 oz.

Calories 120
Total Fat 0g
Sat. Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 70mg
Potassium 210mg
Total Carb. 28g
Dietary Fiber 0g

Sugars 26g
Protein 1g


% Daily Values**
Vitamin A 20%
Vitamin C 100%
Vitamin E 10%
Calcium 2%
Iron 2%
Folic Acid 2%
Magnesium 4%


V8® V.Fusion Juice
Pomegranate Blueberry
Nutrition Facts*
Amount Per Serving (serving size) = 8 oz.

Calories 100
Total Fat 0g
Sat. Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 60mg
Potassium 280mg
Total Carb. 25g
Dietary Fiber 0g

Sugars 23g
Protein 0g


% Daily Values**
Vitamin A 15%
Vitamin C 100%
Vitamin E 10%
Calcium 2%
Iron 2%
Folic Acid 2%
Magnesium 4%


V8® V.Fusion Juice
Strawberry Banana
Nutrition Facts*
Amount Per Serving (serving size) = 8 oz.

Calories 120
Total Fat 0g
Sat. Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 70mg
Potassium 250mg
Total Carb. 28g
Dietary Fiber 0g

Sugars 25g
Protein 1g


% Daily Values**
Vitamin A 70%
Vitamin C 100%
Vitamin E 10%
Calcium 2%
Iron 2%
Folic Acid 2%
Magnesium 4%


.... and so on, since they actually list seven different varieties of
V-Fusion drinks. I wasn't aware there was also a Tropical Orange, and they
also have three light varieties. The asterisks listed in the nutrition
information quoted from that website represent:

* The nutrition information contained in this list of Nutrition Facts is
based on our current data. However, because the data may change from time to
time, this information may not always be identical to the nutritional label
information of products on shelf.

** % Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Either way, I'll drink a V-Fusion instead of drinking a soda drink (since
the soda is almost all sugar/corn syrup and artificial flavor with
essentially zero nutritional value). I still like the Acai Berry and
Pomegranate Blueberry varieties among all the other varieties.

Others may vary in their own opinions.


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