{"id":13736,"date":"2012-10-19T15:47:51","date_gmt":"2012-10-20T01:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=13736"},"modified":"2022-03-12T08:44:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T18:44:33","slug":"review-limited-edition-dragonfruit-pepsi-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/19\/review-limited-edition-dragonfruit-pepsi-x\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Limited Edition Dragonfruit Pepsi X"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dragonfruit<\/a><\/p>\n

I guess dragonfruit is the appropriate fruit flavor for The X Factor’s Limited Edition Pepsi X since almost everything that comes out of Simon Cowell’s mouth is verbal fire that can burn egos.<\/p>\n

Dragonfruit, or better known by Future Farmers of America members as hylocereus undatus<\/i>, hylocereus costaricensis<\/i>, or hylocereus megalanthus<\/i> (depending on the color of the fruit’s skin and flesh), is grown in tropical areas, like this rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean I live on.<\/p>\n

Just like I’ve never seen an episode of The X Factor<\/i>, I have yet to try dragonfruit. So seeing as how I could easily get the exotic fruit, I thought it was necessary to taste an actual dragonfruit before writing a review about the dragonfruit-flavored Pepsi X.<\/p>\n

It’s a good thing there’s a farmer’s market down the street from me, but it’s a bad thing that dragonfruits were selling for $4.99 a pound. I bought the smallest one, which cost me $5.15.<\/p>\n

If you’ve never seen a dragonfruit in real life or saw one when accidentally choosing a Google Image search suggestion for exotic fruits instead of, what you really wanted, exotic females, the most common type of the fruit (hylocereus undatu<\/i>) has a pretty, pretty pink skin with green leaves protruding out of it and behind it there’s white flesh with tiny black seeds.<\/p>\n

A few other interesting factoids about dragonfruits, there’s also a red-fleshed dragonfruit (hylocereus costaricensis<\/i>) and if you eat too much of it you may get pseudohematuria, which is a harmless condition that turns your urine and feces reddish in color. Now that you know that, I hope you never accidentally choose a Google Image search suggestion for pseudohematuria. And knowing is half the battle.<\/p>\n

Oh, speaking of pseudohematuria, the color of Pepsi X was noticeably lighter than regular Pepsi and it looked like it had a reddish hue.<\/p>\n

\"Dragonfruit<\/a><\/p>\n

Now that I know what dragonfruit tastes like, I can definitely say Limited Edition Dragonfruit Pepsi X doesn’t have a flavor that’s recognizable as dragonfruit. The dragonfruit’s flesh was mostly bland with a very mild sweetness. It’s as flavorful as cucumbers or kiwis. However, Pepsi X has a strong fruity and slightly floral flavor that doesn’t taste anything like dragonfruit. There’s also very little cola flavor.<\/p>\n

Of course, I might’ve selected the wrong dragonfruit to taste and needed to buy the pseudohematuria-causing one. Or maybe, because it’s a little floral, Pepsi is trying to reproduce the flavor of dragonfruit flowers. Or maybe the flavor was developed by blending together dragon meat with fruits.<\/p>\n

\"Dragonfruit<\/a><\/p>\n

Whatever the case, I didn’t really care for Pepsi X. It’s interesting and not horrible, but I don’t see myself buying more because its unusual fruity\/flowery flavor just doesn’t have The X Factor.<\/p>\n

While I didn’t care for Pepsi X’s flavor, I LOVE that Pepsi did something I never thought they would do — release an unusual Pepsi flavor. A dragonfruit-flavored Pepsi is something I’d expect Pepsi in Japan to release, but it was released here in the U.S. That’s extremely exciting. So, within the past few months, Pepsi has launched a malt-flavored Mountain Dew<\/a> and this dragonfruit-flavored Pepsi. I can’t wait to see what’s next.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 12 ounces – 110 calories, 0 grams of fat, 35 milligrams of sodium, 31 grams of carbohydrates, 30 grams of sugar, 0 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Limited Edition Dragonfruit Pepsi X
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $3.00*
\nSize:<\/b> 12 ounces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> eBay
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Not horrible. It’s a weird Pepsi flavor that sounds like it should be from Japan, but it’s not. Being able to buy dragonfruits down the street. Future Farmers of America.
\nCons:<\/b> Doesn’t taste like dragonfruit. Fruity\/flowery flavor is a bit odd and doesn’t have The X Factor. Very little cola flavor. The price of dragonfruit. Pseudohematuria. Simon Cowell.<\/p>\n

*To ensure I could review these as quickly as possible, I bought some off of eBay. It will most definitely be cheaper if you bought it in a store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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