I love smoothies like this one. They are thick, rich in flavour and contain tons of vitamins. This particular one says that it contains 2 Canada Food Guide servings of vegetables and fruits per 250 mL. Since the bottle is 325 mL, then there are 2.6 servings in this container. The ingredients list is really good - apple juice, banana puree, passionfruit juice, plum puree, lemon/lime juice, spirulina powder, flax seed oil, barley grass powder and wheat grass powder. Having such ingredients, the smoothie has a short shelf life. I got this from T&T and paid only $2.09 for it.
The smoothie has a fairly uninviting dark green, muddy color. But once you get over the look, the drink is fantastic. The aroma is combination of apples, bananas and lemons with some faint passionfruit hints. The drink is very thick and quite filling. The taste is similar to the aroma, but the plum flavour becomes noticeable. The aftertaste is banana heavy and dries up the mouth. There are a couple of things about the taste I should mention, things that I wasn't expecting. First, it is not as tart as I expected and second, it is a bit sweeter than expected. Half way through the bottle I was experiencing a sugary build up in the back of my throat. Overall this is an excellent smoothie with an excellent price, but I think that the Starbucks comparable smoothie is a tad better. I just have to get another one of those some day and review it.
Scores:
Cost - $2.09 CAD for a 325 mL bottle
Taste - 9/10
Overall - 9/10...excellent drink with a killer price
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