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Copella Pressed Apple Juice is absolutely lovely. It's yumptious. It's heavenly. It's the nicest apple juice on the supermarket shelves by a long, long way. I should know, because I've tried them all. It tastes… well… apple-y! No, scrub that. It tastes APPLE-Y, in capital case, as Word ... Read review
Advantages: Tastes lovely, no additives, no preservatives. Disadvantages: Plastic bottle, owned by Pepsi-co.
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Copella Pressed Apple Juice is absolutely lovely. It's yumptious. It's heavenly. It's the nicest apple juice on the supermarket shelves by a long, long way. I should know, because I've tried them all. It tastes… well… apple-y! No, scrub that. It tastes APPLE-Y, in capital case, as Word insists on telling me. Copella's is the closest juice in flavour and texture to apple juice made in a juicer at home that I've found in the ... ...into every litre bottle of Copella would set you back almost exactly the same amount of money. So y'know – it's a yumptious, top-end-of-the-market item at a price which won't bring tears to the eyes.
Better buy it then, eh? Ah, not so fast, buster! There's always at least one but, isn't there?
Firstly, Copella comes in a ruddy plastic bottle. How annoying is that?! There's no plastic recycling point near me, and I don't ... more
I'm still thinking about that juicer to replace my inefficient, hard-to-clean, economy model. There wouldn't be much change from £300 though, and that's a lot of money. Anyway, I haven't bought it… yet.
Copella Pressed Apple Juice is absolutely lovely. It's yumptious. It's heavenly. It's the nicest apple juice on the supermarket shelves by a long, long way. I should know, because I've tried them all. It tastes… well… apple-y! No, scrub that. It tastes APPLE-Y, in capital case, as Word insists on telling me. Copella's is the closest juice in flavour and texture to apple juice made in a juicer at home that I've found in the supermarkets. It really is that good. It's thick and smooth and very, very, unmistakeably, apple-y. Because it's pressed from whole apples, you'll see sediment settled at the bottom of the bottle. Fear not all you people who don't like "bits" in their drinks: shake the bottle and the cloudy sediment blends perfectly with the rest of the juice, giving a very smooth liquid, but one with a hearty feel. No bits at all, I promise! And there's none of that slightly artificial tang you get with juices made from concentrate.
And of course, it's good for you! There aren't any additives or preservatives; it's pasteurised to give it a shelf life. Vitamin C is added to prevent discolouration, but that's it.
And neither is it outrageously expensive. At £1.68 per litre bottle, Copella's Pressed Apple Juice compares very favourably with other premium juices. Most fresh organic apple juices come in around the £2.20 to £2.50 per litre mark, and even Tesco's own is £1.49. Even if you were making your own juice, the eight –yes, eight! - apples which go into every litre bottle of Copella would set you back almost exactly the same amount of money. So y'know – it's a yumptious, top-end-of-the-market item at a price which won't bring tears to the eyes.
Better buy it then, eh? Ah, not so fast, buster! There's always at least one but, isn't there?
Firstly, Copella comes in a ruddy plastic bottle. How annoying is that?! There's no plastic recycling point near me, and I don't want to be throwing away six empty bottles of this stuff each week, which I'll be doing soon, because there's only so many bottles needed for artwork and to make shakers at the village pre-school. And while I'm about it – the Copella packaging is duff. The bottle looks like a squash bottle, not a premium juice bottle. It gives off all the wrong messages. Bah. I want to buy this stuff in a glass bottle or a cardboard carton.
Secondly, although the packaging waxes lyrical about Suffolk apples and farms and being by order to Organic Prince Charles and whatnots, Copella do not source ALL their apples from the UK. The juice is made from the following varieties of apple: Cox, Bramley, Worcester Pearmain and Discovery. These are all good English apple varieties, but Copella won't promise you they're all sourced in Suffolk, just most of them. How most is "most"? That's what I want to know. ALL the juice is made on the Suffolk farm though, in their defence, and they also have a charitable trust set up which benefits small-scale environmental projects in Suffolk. So y'know… you may not be as picky as I am, and you might think transporting apples for miles and miles across Europe when there are apples right here is a cool thing to do. I have my doubts.
Thirdly, and most annoyingly, Copella used to be an independent business. It isn't now. It is – siiiiiiiiiiigh – part of that wonderful corporate maze. Copella are owned by Tropicana, who are in turn a Pepsi-co brand. I don't like to buy from Pepsi-co if I can help it – they've fingers in far too many dodgy pies for my liking. You might think I take all this stuff too far, and maybe I do, but it matters to me. So it's another black mark against Copella from me.
Despite all those objections, though, I'm still buying it. And I shall continue to buy it in the short term because it's by far the nicest-tasting, best-quality apple juice available in any of the shops convenient to me. Copella Pressed Apple Juice really is lovely. It's on due warning though, and will be off my shopping list either when I've persuaded my local Spar or Honiton's Co-op to stock a local Somerset apple juice I like, or when I've taken a deep breath, got my credit card out, and bought that juicer. Copella scores five out five on the taste test but only two out of five on the responsible product test. That makes three and a half stars, right? I'll round it down then; I'm in that sort of mood today! Three stars.
...this is why I think Copella apple juice is just the best.
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Well what is it?
Copella apple juice is practically just apple juice but it is actually made from hand selected apples. If I just tell you what it says on the bottle about what it is;
'What makes Copella unique is simple, it's the closest thing to eating an apple. Simple, natural, honest, true, unspoilt by many of the artificial elements of modern life, Copella reflects the timeless ... ...on our farm in Suffolk, Copella is the irresistible taste experience for every occasion.'
Now doesn't that sound nice?
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Ingredients and Nutritional information:
The ingredients are pretty simple for this product as there are only two which are apple juice and vitamin C.
(Per 100ml)
Energy - 18.6Kj (44kcal)
Protein - 0.4g
Carbohydrate - 10.3g
Fat - 0.1g
Vitamin C - 30mg
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Packaging and Appearance:
The first thing that Strikes ...
katygriff 21.02.2006
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Advantages: Pure and natural goodness By Charles. Disadvantages: This is Expensive
Copella Apple juice.
If you haven't tried it then please do.
The ones I am talking about come in little plastic see through bottles in the tiny 250ml.size.
It is so handy on the run,at work,at play as a mid morning beverage,on the bus,car ride,or even walking along to swig straight from the bottle!
My children rarely like freshly squeezed fruit juices-but they love this.It fits nicely in a lunch box,or your work bag/work case...great anytime,any ... ...label is green,with the title Copella in white across the top.
Underneath this,there is an outline apple design,with a lovely country-look field with hanging apples,behind which,in the distance is a tiny castle-just skudding the fluffy blue and white clouds.. a real English scene,reminiscent of halycon days of late summer....and a yellow ripening harvest field... combine Harvester:"OOOARRRR!"
Underneath the apple picture is the variety "Apple" ...
christina44 17.01.2003
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Advantages: Crisp taste, pure juice, widely available to buy Disadvantages: Slightly higher price
...looked back since!
Copella the company...
Copella was a family run business that was bought by Tropicana in 1997. The apple juice is made from 100% pure pressed apples, which gives the cloudy appearance. The name Copella came about using the initials of the type of apples that are used: Cox's Orange Pippin.
Packaging and Availability....
The apple juice comes in a clear sturdy plastic bottle with a gold plastic lid and a rich green coloured label ... ...Nutrition...
As Copella apple juice is made with pure pressed apples it is a very healthy drink; one 100ml serving contains only 0.01g of fat and 44kcal, provides you with half of your daily recommended allowance of Vitamin C and counts as one of the five servings of fruit and vegetables we should all be (but are probably not) getting each day. Our survey says...
Ting! The price may seem quite high compared with apple juice made from concentrate, ...
baby_uk 30.11.2005
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...found out that In 1997 Copella was granted the Prince of Wales' Royal Warrant for the supply of English apple juice and apple juice blends to the Royal household. So if that's not a reason for an expensive drink I don't know what is.
Other information the bottle has is:
Ingredients:
Apple 100%
Contains a minimum of 8 freshly pressed apples
Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is added to delay discolouration
Nutritional Information:
Typical ... ...0.4g Carbohydrate – 10.3g Fat – 0.1g Vitamin C – 30mg (50%RDA*) *Recommended daily allowance There are also… No Preservatives
No Colouring
No Sweeteners
No Added Water
There are 4 other flavours available which are:
Apple and Cranberry
Apple and Elderflower Apple and Mango Apple and Raspberry The other bottle I tried was the Apple and Raspberry which was really nice and sweet. I have yet to try the other bottles so if any of you out there have ...
tomok 18.06.2002
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Advantages: tastes authentic Disadvantages: more expensive than some juices
...day.
I first started drinking Copella Apple juice when I spied it on offer in my local supermarket. It normally retails for £1.49 for a one litre bottle, but I managed to get it for half price a few times before the offer ran out.
Packaged in a clear plastic (recyclable) bottle, you can see what you're going to be drinking before you open the bottle I like this feature when buying a product as sometimes the colour of juices can put me off when ... ...allowance of Vitamin C.
Copella also comes in a variety of other flavours, none of which I have tried, but include apple and elderflower, apple and mango, apple and raspberry, and apple and blackberry.
All of the above are made at a farm in Suffolk, more of which can be found on their website at copellafruitjuices.co.uk if you're interested.
I would definitely prefer to buy this instead of buying a bag of apples and juicing them myself at home, ...
ang_2906 09.02.2007
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