V8 (beverage)
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| V8 Vegetable Juice | |
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| Type | Vegetable juice |
| Current owner | Campbell Soup Company |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Markets | United States United Kingdom Australia |
| Website | V8 Vegetable Juice - Official website |
V8 Vegetable Juice is a trademark name for beverage products 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 Vegetable Juice is made mainly from tomatoes and the juices from seven additional vegetables, specifically: beets, celery, carrots, lettuce, parsley, watercress, and spinach. Tomato juice composes around 87% of the total drink. Campbell's makes several varieties of the drink, such as Original, Spicy, 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 or Splenda, 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, and in 1948 the Campbell Soup Company acquired the brand. It has been in continuous production since.
[edit] Deviations
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. Vi-8 otherwise known as a Vimal 8 is a combination of V8 and orange flavored soda.
[edit] Commercials
Campbell Soup Company recently created a variety of commercials all depicting someone being hit on the forehead in some way because they did not choose a V8 or vegetables in general, instead choosing a food that is less nutritious. The slogan used in the commercials is "Could've had a V8." For example, in one of the commercials, a mom is showing her child a french fry by saying "Look what mommy's having. Mommy's having a french fry. Yes she is. Yes she is." Her child then slaps her on the forehead. Another commercial features a man ordering a "double bacon cheeseburger with no lettuce or tomato" only to be slapped by the drive-thru cashier. A variation used to promote V.Fusion features a man getting hit repeatedly by his wife until he says "You can do that all you want, I don't like V8 juice."
[edit] V8 Fruit & Vegetable Juice
In countries such as the UK and Australia, Campbells also makes V8 100% Fruit & Vegetable Juice, combining vegetable juice with fruit juices. This is now available elsewhere as V8 Fusion. V8 Fusion drinks contain 1/2 cup vegetable and 1/2 cup fruit juice in each 250ml (8 fluid ounce) serving.
Strawberry Banana contains the juice of 10 vegetables and fruits: sweet potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, beets, white grapes, oranges, apples, strawberries, bananas and banana puree.
Tropical Orange contains the juice of 7 vegetables and fruits: sweet potatoes, carrots, yellow tomatoes, squash, white grapes, oranges, pineapples.
Peach Mango contains the juice of 7 vegetables and fruits: 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
[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
- ^ Campbell's Australia -V8 Juices - V8 Vegetable Juice
- ^ Product Sample; 11.5 oz can
