"While strolling through the produce aisle at my local grocery store, I spied something that sent me into a time warp. "Slice!" I exclaimed to my husband, pointing at the all too familiar orange can that I hadn't seen in what seemed like forever. Where had it been? And why was it being sold per can, cold, alongside the kombuchas?"
"When I took a closer look, it was easy to see "prebiotics & probiotics" stamped at the top of the can. I grimaced. I'm not a big fan of the fad of functional sodas and seltzers. The ones I have tried tasted medicinal, strange, had odd colors, and had strange scents. But in researching, I discovered that the Slice I knew may not have completely disappeared. The brand had been recently purchased by Suja Life and revamped,"
"Each soda has pro- and postbiotics, 5 grams of prebiotic fiber, 5 grams of sugar or less, and 45 calories or less. They are also made with real fruit juice and natural flavors. Maybe they wouldn't be so bad after all. I emailed some folks and got every flavor of the beverage sent to me. I had to try them. I hoped they wouldn't taste, smell, or look like the functional drinks I already knew."
A familiar orange Slice can reappeared cold in a grocery store produce aisle labeled with prebiotics and probiotics. The Slice brand was purchased by Suja Life and revamped to compete with functional soda brands such as Olipop and Poppi. Each soda contains pro- and postbiotics, five grams of prebiotic fiber, five grams or less of sugar, and forty-five calories or less, and is made with real fruit juice and natural flavors. Samples of every flavor were obtained and evaluated for aroma and taste. Grapefruit Spritz placed ninth, appearing like pink grapefruit juice with a slightly astringent but refreshing scent and a slow, sweet grapefruit taste reminiscent of fresh grapefruit.
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