Orange & Pomegranate J20 Fruit Flavours (Britvic J20 Orange & Pomegranate)

Member Name: Carysb

Product:	Britvic J20 Orange & Pomegranate
Date:	23/08/09 (111 review reads)
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Advantages: Fruity, Non alcoholic,

Disadvantages: Sweet/Sickly

Britvic have been making J2O's since 1998, they are a non alcoholic fruit juice and come in 5 main flavours:

· Apple and Mango
· Orange and Passion fruit
· Apple and Melon
· Orange and Cranberry
· Apple and Raspberry

The sixth flavour you may have come across is the Limited Edition Orange and Pomegranate J2O.

The juices contain 50% fruit juice, which is very important; though I would have liked this content to be higher they are made with water, hence the name.

I tried the Orange and Pomegranate J2O on Sunday and really enjoyed it. In the past my favourite flavour was Apple and Mango - however they are very sweet and I found that after a while they made me feel quite sick. I personally couldn't drink more than one Apple and Mango or Orange and Passion fruit J2O in one evening due to the sickly flavour.

The Orange and Pomegranate however, I could sip all night, still quite sweet but much more refreshing then the other flavours I have tried, I found that served in a glass with plenty of ice this drink was the ideal refreshment.

The two flavours were fairly balanced and I didn't find that either one was overpowering the other, in fact you could distinguish the two quite easily but combined they taste great. It is quite an unusual combination and not one I have come across before, on this alone I wasn't sure about it (also I hadn't a clue what pomegranates tasted like).

The juice didn't smell fantastic, though it wasn't so awful it was off putting, I just found that the smell did not do it justice, and I think that if you were to give it to a child who hates trying new things then perhaps you may struggle. I know when I was a child if it didn't smell nice then it was almost a dead cert I wouldn't be eating it (fussy).

The juice is a dark reddish colour in a clear bottle so quite distinguishable, it also has the J2O logo and the flavours written on the label.

If you are keen on your 5 a day portions, then you will be pleased to know that fruit juice is classed as one of those five (irrelevant of how many are drunk) and so you can relax and enjoy your J2O in the knowledge that it is somewhere near healthy.

Britvic advertise J2O's as a drink originally made purely for the pub trade, they became so popular selling 7 bottles every second that they decided to launch then in supermarkets from 2002.

Prices vary, as does availability of flavours. But from what I can gather you will find them sold in 4 packs of each flavour in the supermarkets and are reasonably priced at approximately £3.00 for a case of 4 bottles. Individually in pubs and bars they cost between £1.50 - £2.00. The bottles themselves are clear glass and shaped with a slight feminine curve to them. The neck of the bottle is fairly long and ideal for kids to drink from with a straw or adults to drink on a night out. I personally do not drink alcohol and this is an excellent alternative. The top is a standard metal bottle top, which has J2O printed on it in whichever colour represents the flavour

If however you are over 18 and wish to be creative, I would suggest that these also taste great with added vodka (which I have tried) or perhaps Malibu, (thought maybe best in the Orange and Passion fruit J2O if you like and added kick). Therefore I would recommend this product, the Orange and Pomegranate J2O is by far the best flavour, it is still sweet (something Britvic need to work on before we are all needing new teeth) but sipped it goes down a treat on a hot summers day, ideal for all age group.

I would like to note that this flavour was initially only available for 6 months, they were released in October 2006, it is however still available so as there has been no further update I would imagine that as with the Apple and Raspberry Limited Edition in 2005 that they plan on continuing the flavour due to its success on the shelves. The following statement is from Britvic.

"Pomegranate is a flavour that is exploding in popularity and is edging its way to the front of chiller cabinets. Our extensive research and development shows that new J2O Orange & Pomegranate performs strongly on concept, appeal and flavour and is likely to be purchased, in addition to other soft drinks, by one in five consumers ."

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Summary: Fruit Juice Drink