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Fruitopia in Canada?
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:25 am
by tnpartsguy
Is it true you can still get Fruitopia in Canada?
Re: Fruitopia in Canada? (tnpartsguy)
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:37 am
by 808 Vibes
That stuff just disappeared, didn't it? Wasn't that around mid/late 80's or so? If they do have it, road trip! Stock up, come back with the different flavors!
Re: Fruitopia in Canada? (HawaiiPontiacLover)
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:42 am
by Kari
The Minute Maid strawberry stuff you can get out of fountains sometimes is the strawberry version, apparently...but that's all that's left.
Re: Fruitopia in Canada? (Kari)
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:19 pm
by 808 Vibes
They were pretty good...non-carbonated, non-caffeinated. My mom used to buy the peach flavor all the time.
Re: Fruitopia in Canada? (tnpartsguy)
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:26 pm
by Herb
According to Wikipedia:Fruitopia juice is still available in Canada in a wide variety of flavours, and has recently been released into Australia. The ingredients in Canadian and former American Fruitopia drinks are not the same and they also taste(d) different; the United States version has preservatives added.
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 4:19 pm
by Neouka
Yeah, Fruitopia is all over the place. McDonald's even has it on tap.
Re: (Neouka)
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:52 pm
by bull77
Quote, originally posted by Neouka »Yeah, Fruitopia is all over the place. McDonald's even has it on tap.yup -- so do a bunch of other fast food places.
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:54 pm
by northvibe
yeah the US version was just sugar, ugh it was way to sugary and sweet, non juice tasting.
Re: (northvibe)
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:12 pm
by Kari
The US version was likely sweetened with High Fructose Corn Syrup....the Canadian version is probably sweetened with sugar. HFCS is much sweeter than sugar, and cheaper, which is why it's in so much of our food. However, this is the only country where the soft drink companies DON'T use sugar to sweeten their drinks. Go to Mexico and buy a Coke, and it's sweetened with sugar, and has a totally different taste. Those of us in our 20s or younger (and some in their lower 30s) have probably not had many soft drinks sweetened with sugar, because they've been using HFCS since the 70s.
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:37 pm
by northvibe
ack well yes I mean HFCS. I dont drink any of that stuff anymore so I just call it sugar.. BUT the new throwback mountain dew and pepsi taste fantastic compared to the HFCS stuff.
Re: (northvibe)
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:40 am
by Whelan
Speaking of old favs, (thread jack) Clearly Canadian Cherry was my favorite when I lived in Ohio (near Cleveland). I have not seen or had it in years!
Re: (Whelan)
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:54 am
by Herb
No more glass bottles anymore
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:23 am
by tnpartsguy
I found a place in TX that bottles Dr Pepper with Imperial Cane Sugar!!! I loved the Throwback Mountain Dew, but I'd love to find some passover Coke (also with real sugar, not HFCS, YUCK) and get my paws on this Dr Pepper with sugar!!btw,Clearly Canadian in plastic probably SUCKS..... the Glass bottles made it taste so good... and it looks like they no longer have Boysenberry.... dang!
Re: (Herb)
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:33 am
by Kari
I was buying Clearly Canadian in glass bottles (and the diet version) at Miami University from 2005-2007...is the plastic a new development?Mountain Blackberry is my favorite.
Re: Fruitopia in Canada? (tnpartsguy)
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:34 am
by ColonelPanic
That's odd how Frutopia just kinda disappeared, totally under the radar. I didn't even realize it was gone. Slick one, Coke!
Re: (tnpartsguy)
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:10 pm
by Herb
Quote, originally posted by tnpartsguy »btw,Clearly Canadian in plastic probably SUCKS..... the Glass bottles made it taste so good... and it looks like they no longer have Boysenberry.... dang!I only took a quick look at their website earlier, but a more detailed look including a press release shows that they still are bottling in glass. I think the plastic bottles may be a different product line they offer as wellhttp://
www.integratir.com/news...ng=EN
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