Fruit Juices
Snapple Elements 'Altitude'
Rating : B+
Comments : Persimmon flavoured. Rich fruity taste.
Herbal content : Astralagus, Echinacea, Ginseng
Purchased : Lynden, WA, USA
Snapple Elements 'Earth'
Rating : B
Comments : Nice dark grape and cranberry taste, tart and dry.
Herbal content : Bee Pollen, Ginseng, Grapeseed Extract
Purchased : Bradner, B.C., Canada
Snapple Elements 'Fire'
Rating : A+
Comments : A drink flavoured like dragonfruit! I love it. Exotic fruit taste, fascinating flavour.
Herbal content : Gingko : 65 mg, Guarana : 125 mg, and Ginseng : 250 mg.
Snapple Elements 'Gravity'
Rating : B
Comments : Healthy carrot and orange juice drink. Tastes congenial. Compete with Sobe's Carrot Orange.
Herbal content : Echinacea, Beta Carotene, Vitamin C
Purchased : Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
Snapple Elements 'Meteor'
Rating : A-
Comments : Tangelo flavoured, which I assume is some kind of grapefuit/tangerine relative. Light, citrusy but sweet.
Herbal content : Gotu Kola, Siberian Ginseng, Blackcurrant Extract
Purchased :Bradner, B.C., Canada
Snapple Elements 'Rain'
Rating : B
Comments : Very unusual, prickly pear cactus and pear juice. A bit strange but refreshing for a change.
Herbal content : Ginseng, Agave Cactus, and Astralagus.
Purchased : Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
Snapple Elements 'Sky'
Rating : C+
Comments : Alright but a bit boring.
Herbal content : Ginseng, Guarana, Schizandra
Purchased : Lynden, WA, USA
Snapple Elements 'Sun'
Rating : A+
Comments : Very good, exploding with flavour. Starfruit and orange juice with a spicy hint of rosemary.
Herbal content : Echinacea, Beta Carotene, Rosemary.
Purchased : Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
Snapple Elements 'Voltage' - Oct 4, 2001
Rating : B+
Comments : Three citrus flavour of Lemon, Lime, and Orange. Sweet and not in the least sour or tart. Enough herbal wake-up content to compete with the ice tea blends.
Herbal content : Ginseng : 200 mg, Gingko : 50 mg, Guarana : 100 mg, Caffeine : Unspecified.
Purchased : Lynden, WA, USA
Sobe Orange Carrot
Rating : A-
Comments : Very refreshing and healthy tasting. Plus I know I'm getting all the Vitamin A back that I've lost from staring into computer screens.
Herbal content : Echinacea, Beta Carotene
Purchased : Abbotsford, B.C., Canada
Note : Purchase location is intended to indicate whether the American or Canadian version of the drink was rated. Differences in American and Canadian food and drug regulations has created beverages of the same name with differing ingredients compared to their cross-border counterparts.
