Cranberries can be enjoyed all year round not just at Christmas (Tesco Cranberry Juice Drink)

Member Name: Ghumphrey

Product:	Tesco Cranberry Juice Drink
Date:	07/06/09 (66 review reads)
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Advantages: Tasty refreshing and full of potentail health benefits

Disadvantages: None

Healthier Lifestyle

Part of my new year's resolutions this year was to have a healthier diet. One of my aims was to cut back on the amount of coke I had been drinking. Generally at that time I had been drinking a large class of coke each night with my dinner and sometime a can from the vending machine in work. In order to wean myself of the coke I decided to try switching to fruit juice.

Where to buy and price

I tend to mostly shop at Tesco and have by now tried nearly all of their varieties at least once. Cranberry juice was one of the last types I have tried and I am glad I saved one of the best to the end. The juice comes in a one litre juice box. It is nor always found in the chilled section but usually tends to be next to other boxes of juice in the carbonated drinks isle. In the large Tesco I use I have noticed in on offer in both sections which is good if you plan to consume when you get home. After all shopping is thirty works. The current price for the cranberry juice is 69 pence in Tesco. Sainsbury's have a similar product on offer at the minute at three for £2.

Nutritional Information

For each 250ml glass the juice contains 120 calories and 27.8g of sugar. The sugar content is quite high but the difference between this and coke is that fruit juice contains one you're suggested five a day portions of fruit and veg. From some limited research Cranberries have a very sharp taste and can be difficult for many people to take and as a result most cranberry juice drinks have a higher level of sugar in order to make it easier to take.

Potential health benefits

Cranberries have been used to treat a whole host of ailments since the 17ths century. Doctors where known to use crushed cranberries a means of treating scurvy which we now know is caused by a lack of vitamin C .Its not surprising to learn that cranberries and cranberry juice are therefore high in vitamin C.

The common health benefit of this juice is its ability to help prevent urinary tract infections particularly in women. Recent studies have suggested that this juice has the ability to stop bacteria clinging to the sides of the urinary tract thus helping to prevent infections.


My opinion

The juice box is easily opened and poured from. The cranberry juice is bright red in colour and is best served chilled straight from the fridge. The taste of the juice is quite unique. It took me a class or two to actually decide if I liked it or not so perhaps it's a slightly acquired taste. I can now say that I definitely like this juice and it makes a regular appearance in my fridge. The juice is in my opinion very crisp and refreshing and perfect at any time of the day.

Summary: This is well worth a try.Im hooked now.