Scene and heard

For some years now, Orangina has been my favourite soda. Just had a bottle (or the contents thereof) with my lunch, and decided to read the label. I’ve done his before, but somehow the following little fact had previously eluded me.

Beneath the bit about there begin 100 calories per half bottle (who, I ask, drinks half of a 16 oz or half litre bottle?!!!), it says that this isn’t a significant source of Vitamin C.

But 12% of it is juice, and the largest portion of that is Orange Juice! Tropicana claim that their OJ has 450 milligrams of Vitamin C per 8 ounces. (that’s 112.5 per 2 ounces)

Some very over simplified numbers here:
12% of 16 ounces is about 2 ounces
112.5 milligrams is 50% more than the 75 mg recommended daily intake of Vitamin C

(OK, I realise that they are basing their nutrient values on half a bottle, but double of insignificant is probably still somewhat insignificant and half of 1.5 times the daily recommended intake is still 3/4 of it!)

(I know that people who don't get numbers will think I'm rambling or have lost it, but I'm having fun, so raspberries to you!)


Even allowing for some of the juice in Orangina being Lemon and Tangerine, and presuming that concentrate has a somewhat lower nutrient value than the unreconstituted stuff,

WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DO WITH ALL OF THAT VITAMIN C?!!!!
(Sell it to GNC?)