V8 (beverage)
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| Type | Vegetable juice |
| Current owner | Campbell Soup Company |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Introduced | 1933 |
| Markets | United States United Kingdom Australia Canada Mexico |
| Website | http://www.v8juice.com/ |
V8 Vegetable Juice is a trademark name for beverage products sold worldwide and made from either eight vegetables or a mixture of both fruits and vegetables. The brand is owned by the Campbell Soup Company.
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[edit] V8 Vegetable Juice
The original V8 is made mainly from tomatoes and the juices from seven additional vegetables, specifically: beets, celery, carrots, lettuce, parsley, watercress, and spinach.[1] Tomato juice composes around 87% of the total drink. Campbell's makes several varieties of the drink, such as Original, Spicy Hot, Lemon, Picante, Low-Sodium, and Organic.
Two spinoffs of the V8 brand, "V8 Splash", and "V8 V•Fusion", are blends of fruit and vegetable (specifically carrot) juices. V8 Splash is sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup and Sucralose or just Splenda in Diet V8 Splash, while V•Fusion is made from 100% juice and contains a daily serving of both fruits and vegetables per 8oz glass.
[edit] History
V8 Vegetable Juice was invented by W.G. Peacock (1896–1948), the founder of the New England Products Company, which manufactured individual vegetable juices under the brand name Vege-min. Having had only mediocre sales success, in 1933 Peacock began blending the Vege-min juices into one product and selling this new concoction as "Vege-min 8." A grocer in Evanston, Illinois recommended that he shorten the name to simply "V-8."
The new V-8 was a success[citation needed], and in 1948 the Campbell Soup Company acquired the brand. It has been in continuous production since.
[edit] Derivative beverages
A few cocktail drinks use V8, most famously the "bloody eight" or "eight ball", which is a Bloody Mary with V8 instead of tomato juice.[citation needed] Vi-8 otherwise known as a Vimal 8 is a combination of V8 and orange flavored soda.[citation needed]
[edit] V8 Fruit & Vegetable Juice
In countries such as the UK and Australia, Campbell's also makes V8 100% Fruit & Vegetable Juice, combining vegetable juice with fruit juices. This is now available elsewhere as V8 Fusion.
Some varieties are composed of:
- Strawberry Banana: sweet potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, beets, white grapes, oranges, apples, strawberries, bananas and banana puree.
- Tropical Orange: sweet potatoes, carrots, yellow tomatoes, squash, white grapes, oranges, pineapples.
- Peach Mango: sweet potatoes, yellow tomatoes, squash, white grapes, oranges, peaches, mangoes.
The Australian flavour variants are Tropical, Melon Burst, Citrus Splash, Apple, Carrot & Ginger, and Apple Plum Fusion.
Other varieties include V8 Splash.
[edit] Nutrition
Example nutrition information for V8 Vegetable Juice:
| SERVINGS PER PACKAGE: 1 | ||
| SERVING SIZE: 250ml | ||
| AVERAGE QTY
PER SERVING |
AVERAGE QTY
PER 100g |
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| ENERGY | 165 kJ (40 Cal) | 66 kJ (16 Cal) |
| PROTEIN | 2.4 g | 1.0 g |
| FAT | ||
| - TOTAL | NIL | NIL |
| - SATURATED | NIL | NIL |
| CARBOHYDRATE | ||
| - TOTAL | 6.3 g | 2.5 g |
| - SUGARS | 6.3 g | 2.5 g |
| SODIUM | 660 mg | 263 mg |
| VITAMIN A | 325 ug (40%)^ | 130 ug |
| VITAMIN C | 52 mg (130%)^ | 21 mg |
| Nutrition Facts | |
| Serving Size 1 can | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories 70 | Calories from Fat 0 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 0g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 690mg | 29% |
| Potassium 670mg | 19% |
| Total Carbohydrate 14g | 5% |
| Dietary Fiber 3g | 12% |
| Sugars 11g | |
| Protein 3g | |
| Vitamin A 59.99% | Vitamin C 170% |
| Calcium 4% | Iron 4% |
[edit] References
- ^ "V8 FAQ", V8 Beverages website, http://www.v8juice.com/FAQ.aspx, retrieved 2009-08-20
- ^ Campbell's Australia -V8 Juices - V8 Vegetable Juice
- ^ Product Sample; 11.5 oz can
