Sunny Delight - Tropical Tornado

...for a free bottle of Sunny Delight on my doorstep.
Far be it from me to turn down such a glorious opportunity, so in true Deano fashion, I asked my Nan to pick me up a bottle on her next trip to Morrisons LOL.

THE FLAVOURS:

Sunny Delight or Sunny D as it is more affectionately known, is available in six different flavors, two original flavors and four new ones.

As stated on the label:

...there you have it, obviously Sunny D’s marketing partners have never heard of a plain old orange or a simple Blackcurrant and they must think that Caribbean fruits only grow in the belly of a twister.

THE PACKAGING:

To be honest, Sunny D is very attractive to look at, all the labels are brightly coloured and clearly fonted.
The coloured liquid inside is clearly visible so you know just what you are buying.
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The other morning I awoke to find a voucher for a free bottle of Sunny Delight on my doorstep.
Far be it from me to turn down such a glorious opportunity, so in true Deano fashion, I asked my Nan to pick me up a bottle on her next trip to Morrisons LOL.

THE FLAVOURS:

Sunny Delight or Sunny D as it is more affectionately known, is available in six different flavors, two original flavors and four new ones.

As stated on the label:

Original flavors:

California style and Florida style (A new look and with more juice but the same great taste) apparently.

New flavors:

Orange Outburst – An outrageously full on orange taste.

Tropical Tornado – A torrent of Caribbean flavor (whatever).

Blackcurrant Blast – A rich blackcurrant flavor creating an explosive taste experience (personally, I have eaten blackcurrants loads of times and I wouldn’t exactly call the taste EXPLOSIVE).

Apple and Kiwi Kick – A real power punch on your taste buds (hmm, obviously a tad painful to drink).

So there you have it, obviously Sunny D’s marketing partners have never heard of a plain old orange or a simple Blackcurrant and they must think that Caribbean fruits only grow in the belly of a twister.

THE PACKAGING:

To be honest, Sunny D is very attractive to look at, all the labels are brightly coloured and clearly fonted.
The coloured liquid inside is clearly visible so you know just what you are buying.

Apart from the list of the other unbelievably outlandishly named flavors, there is for once no pathetic warning like 'Do not eat the bottle' or 'Warning, may contain fruit'.

It has three small banners at the bottom of the label, each containing a handy piece of information about the drink.

Sunny D Contains 15% real fruit juice,

Sunny D Contains vitamins A, B1, B6 and C,

And Sunny D should be Served chilled for a great taste and vitamin C. (Don’t ask)

The label is clearly marked as a recyclable item and is for me, Sunny D’s best feature.
You can buy bottles of Sunny D, in 500ml bottles for around 69p or 1.5L bottles for near on a quid and a half.

The rest of this opinion is about the flavor I got – Tropical Tornado.

NUTRITION INFORMATION:
Average values of a 200ml glass:

80 Calories
0.2g of Protein
18g of Carbohydrate
0.4g of Fat

Vitamins:
(RDA = Recommended daily allowance)

Vitamin A (Beta Carotene) 30% (RDA)
Thiamin (vitamin B1) 30% (RDA)
Vitamin B6 30% (RDA)
Vitamin C 100% (RDA)

Despite all the vitamins, this drink is so full of Crap it could give you a panic attack simply by sniffing it.
Look at the unhealthy garbage it contains.

INGREDIENTS:

Water, fruit juice 15% (orange, lime, pineapple, mandarin, guava and grapefruit juice), sugar, glucose syrup, citric acid, vegetable oil, preservative: polyphosphate, modified starch, thickener: carboxy methyl cellulose, natural flavorings, vitamin C, preservative: potassium sorbate, thickener: xanthan gum, beta carotene (pro vitamin A), vitamin B6, thiamin (vitamin B6).

TASTE:

This is the weird thing about Sunny D, it tastes like a mixture of cheese and fruit blended into a thick liquid.
It has a gloopy texture and leaves behind a bitter aftertaste, even though at first it is quite sweet and fruity.

It is a still drink and so contains no fizz, more of a DIY dilute drink than a real tingly thirst quencher.
I simply cannot make up my mind about weather or not I actually like the stuff.
On a plus side it does actually smell quite nice.

I have tried four of the six flavors available, Florida style, Blackcurrant blast, California style and Tropical tornado, all of which have that thick cheese like texture and leave you with a nasty aftertaste.

Apparently, Sunny D is aimed mainly at kids but how children could really like something so bitter is beyond me.

MY FINAL THOUGHTS:

Overall, Sunny Delight is not to everyone’s taste, I am a bit of a fence sitter on this one as I can enjoy a cold glass if there is nothing else to drink on a hot summers day.
I wouldn’t personally buy myself a bottle intentionally though.

For anyone who has seen the cheeseball advertisement where the kid is sitting at his kitchen window watching four lads playing football and he is not allowed to join in.
He then goes into his mums fridge and WHOOPEE DOO, she has a large bottle of EVERY Sunny D flavor, (yeah right).

So he pours out a tall glass of four different flavors (My mother would have killed me for doing that) and he takes them on a snobby tray into the street for the four lads playing ball.
Hence, he is thanked senseless and allowed to join in the game, (whatever).

Anyway, if I took a large glass of Sunny D into the street, most people I know would run a mile, as the stuff is a bit like Marmite around here, you either love it or hate it and most of my mates hate it.

I really should be giving this product three stars for effort but I just have to take away that extra star because of the advert, which is really pants and annoys the crap out of me almost as much as those singing Halifax Extra adverts.

If you are lucky enough to receive a free bottle voucher through your door, then by all means grab yourself one, if you don’t get a voucher, then I would seriously advise you into buying a bottle of something fizzy, maybe Fanta fruit twist.

CONTACT INFO:

If you have any complaints about your purchase then you should write to:

Sundor brands
P & G UK
KT13 0XP
Tel: 0800 7839741

or in Ireland:

PO BOX 596
Dublin 14
Tel: 1800 40 96 07

Thanks for the read.

DEANO!

 

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