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Five Alive

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Product type
  
Beverage, fruit juices

Country
  
United States

Owner
  
The Coca-Cola Company

Five Alive is a line of fruit juice blends created by Minute Maid, a brand of The Coca-Cola Company. The name refers to the five fruit juices each variety contains. Five Alive's slogan is currently "Feel Alive!", and has the tag-line of "Come alive with 5 Alive" in the UK, and "Five Alive is a refreshing citrus beverage for families that contains the juice of five citrus fruits you can enjoy all day long" in the USA. In the 1980s, it was promoted by Wayland Flowers and Madame.

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Varieties

  • The original Citrus version: orange, lemon, grapefruit, tangerine, lime
  • Passionate Peach: peach, grape, orange, passion fruit, lemon.
  • Berry Blast: Apple, blackcurrant, grape, raspberry. strawberry.
  • Tropical: orange, apricot, guava, mango, passion fruit
  • Pomegranate: Grape, Orange, Pomegranate, Tangerine, Lemon Juices
  • Invigorating Blend: Mango, Kiwi, Dragon Fruit, Granadilla, Bananas
  • Winter Crop: apple, grape, lemon, pineapple, and cherry juices
  • Availability

    In the U.S. it was once widely available, but now has limited availability (Publix supermarket still has the frozen concentrate in their stores). Five Alive is widely distributed in Canada and in the UK, as a plastic bottled or canned drink, also in 250 ml cartons suitable for vending machines or as a frozen concentrate. Also available in 1.89L cartons or 2.44L plastic jugs), as well as 200mL tetrapak boxes.

    Nutritional information

    Five Alive is not a significant source of saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, fibre, vitamin A, calcium, or iron. The Nutrition Facts label on the Canadian 341 mL ready-to-serve can of Five Alive claims the beverage contains 140% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C. Five Alive contains 110 calories and 27 grams of sugar per 240 mL. U.S. Five Alive labels list 41% fruit juice, with high fructose corn syrup as an ingredient after filtered water. In the United Kingdom, quantitative ingredient labeling is mandatory; U.K. labels show that Five Alive contains 42% fruit juice, as well as 22% sugar and several artificial sweeteners.

    References

    Five Alive Wikipedia