{"id":14894,"date":"2013-05-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=14894"},"modified":"2020-12-24T11:29:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T21:29:17","slug":"review-glaceau-fruitwater-orange-mango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2013\/05\/24\/review-glaceau-fruitwater-orange-mango\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Glac\u00e9au Fruitwater Orange Mango"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Like a spontaneously occurring geyser in the middle of Yellowstone Park, sparkling water is bursting forth from the underground and having a Renaissance upon the aisles of the grocery store.<\/p>\n

\u201cSparkling water. What\u2019s the big deal?\u201d you may say to yourself, and, indeed, you are justified in your asking. <\/p>\n

Sure, sparkling water had its heyday in the Depression-Era soda shops, but, ever since falling into the hands of nefarious clowns bent on squirting it in the faces of unsuspecting patrons, its sparkly potential has been pushed out of the limelight.<\/p>\n

Yet, like the resurrection of Star Trek on the big screen, this carbonated beverage has returned to claim its rightful place in the public eye, and Coca-Cola\u2019s Glac\u00e9au is giving flavored sparkling water a shot with this new \u201cFruitwater.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Is it soda? Is it water? Or something altogether different? The questions linger\u2026<\/p>\n

One of the key marks of a good soda\/sparkling water is the balance of fizz. Too little and it tastes like a flavored mistake. Too much and it feels like microscopic bees are stinging down your esophagus lining. This particular iteration is definitely on the stronger side of fizziness, but it\u2019s not so harsh that it feels like you swallowed the Drano form of carbon dioxide. It\u2019s smooth and easily drinkable, yet those carbonated bubbles bubble up around the top to remind you, \u201cHey! Look at me! I\u2019m releasing carbon dioxide into the air with all my effervescence!\u201d<\/p>\n

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

I\u2019m sure the wilting dogwood tree outside my window will be very happy for all that carbon dioxide it can now use for photosynthesis.<\/p>\n

But I don\u2019t drink bubbly drinks for their fizz. I drink them because I hope they taste good, and flavored sparkling water can taste of anything from aspartame to bubbly diesel fuel. <\/p>\n

Luckily, this drink is not of the latter. Actually, it has a pretty good, non-fancy citrus flavor going on. It\u2019s a simple mix of sweet and tangy with a citrus pop. Orange comes at the forefront of flavors here, although I might specify it more as a tangerine than an orange. I can\u2019t really detect too many mango nuances. In fact, I might more classify it more as a peach aftertaste with hints of\u2026Tang? Yes, Tang if you bottled it and poofed in some carbonation. <\/p>\n

Maybe I\u2019m dehydrated or just being a goon-head, but I think there\u2019s a cooling effect in the artificial sweeteners and it seems to be making the whole drink taste sweeter. Not so much so that it overpowers or embitters the beverage, but it\u2019s noticeable. I enjoy it, but I have 32 sweet teeth. If you find yourself with a lower sweet tooth count and\/or are sensitive to artificial sweeteners, be wary.<\/p>\n

The world is filled with dangerous things like E. coli, mountain lions, and large, pink umbrellas that knock you in the head while you\u2019re walking down the sidewalk. It\u2019s in a dangerous world like ours that you need the immune system of an alligator and, thus, it was with a sigh of relief that I found this new fizzy Fruitwater enhanced with lots of B-vitamins sure to enhance your immune system. <\/p>\n

There aren\u2019t even any calories in here, but that also means there\u2019s no fruit involved, making the whole \u201cFruitwater\u201d moniker a bit of misnomer, but hey, taste trumps accuracy for me on this one. If I want fruit, I\u2019ll go with juice.<\/p>\n

I was a bit Sherlock-Holmesian in my high degree of skepticism for this new Glac\u00e9au traveler, but was happy to find myself proved wrong. While not exactly \u201cfruit\u201d or \u201cwater,\u201d this is a pretty good soda-like beverage with a simple orange\/tangerine taste. Yes, something about artificially flavored carbonation satisfies, and it\u2019s nice to find a new option that doesn\u2019t taste like someone bottled up an Alka-Seltzer.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts \u2013 1 bottle – 0 calories, 0 calories from fat, 0 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 55 milligrams of sodium, 0 milligrams of potassium, Less than 1 gram of carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 0 grams of sugars, and 0 grams of protein, 20% Vitamin B6, 20% Magnesium, 20% Pantothenic acid, 20% Zinc.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Glac\u00e9au Fruitwater Orange Mango
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $1.15
\nSize:<\/b> 16.9 fl. oz.
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Food Emporium
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Simple orange flavor. Carbonated Tang. Lots of B-vitamins. Balanced fizz. Calorie-free. Talking carbon dioxide bubbles. Photosynthesis. May make you immune to attacks by mountain lions.
\nCons:<\/b> Questionable mango presence. May be too sweet for some. Makes me remember all the bad sparkling water I\u2019ve had. No actual fruit. Nefarious clowns. Pink umbrellas that knock you in the head. May not make you immune to attacks by mountain lions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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