The original V8 is a savory juice. It is made mainly from water and tomato concentrate, and reconstituted vegetable juice blend: water and concentrate of eight
vegetables, specifically:
beets (beetroot),
celery,
carrots,
lettuce,
parsley,
watercress,
spinach, and
tomato. Campbell's has produced several varieties of the drink, such as Original, Spicy Hot, Hint of Black Pepper, Lemon, Picante, Low-Sodium, and Organic. Three spin-offs of the V8 brand, "V8 Energy", "V8 Splash" and "V8 V•Fusion", are blends of fruit and vegetable (specifically carrot) juices. V8 Splash is a
juice cocktail partially sweetened with
high-fructose corn syrup and
sucralose; diet versions of V8 Splash omit the high-fructose corn syrup. V8 Energy also classifies as a cocktail and is partially sweetened with sucralose. V•Fusion is made from 100% juice.
V8 Fruit & Vegetable Juice Campbell's also makes sweet-flavored
V8 100% Fruit & Vegetable Juice, combining vegetable juice with fruit juices for one serving of vegetables and one serving of fruits. This is available elsewhere as
V8 V-Fusion. They are also sold in "light" versions containing 50% juice (1/2 serving of vegetables and 1/2 serving of fruits) with added flavors to reduce calorie content.
V8 V-Fusion + Tea was recently introduced. It contains a 1/2 serving of vegetables and a 1/2 serving of fruits. Some varieties are composed of: •
Strawberry Banana: sweet potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, beets, white grapes, oranges, apples, strawberries, bananas and banana puree. •
Pomegranate Blueberry: sweet potatoes, purple carrots, tomatoes, carrots, apples, white grapes. •
Tropical Orange: sweet potatoes, carrots, yellow tomatoes, squash, white grapes, oranges, pineapples. •
Peach Mango: sweet potatoes, yellow tomatoes, squash, white grapes, oranges, peaches, mangoes. •
Açaí Mixed Berry: sweet potatoes, carrots, apples, white grapes, açaí berries, blueberries, limes. •
Cranberry Blackberry: sweet potatoes, purple carrots, carrots, apples, white grapes, cranberry, blackberry, lemon juice. •
Goji Raspberry: sweet potatoes, purple carrots, carrots, apples, white grapes, cherries, strawberries, blackberry, oranges, goji, red raspberry, lemon juice. In Australia, the V8 range includes
100% Fruit & Vegetable Juice, combining vegetable juice with fruit juices for one serving of vegetables and one serving of fruit, in the following flavors:⠀ • Tropical • Breakfast • Pineapple Passion • Apple Mango • Orange Mango Passion In 2015, the V8
Power Blend range was also launched in Australia; these
100% Vegetable Juice & Fruit juices contain two servings of vegetables and are available in the following flavors: • Healthy Greens • Purple Power • Orange Kick • Rainbow Burst • Mighty Peach • Golden Glow • Immunity Boost
V8 Energy V8 also manufactures a line of juice-based
energy drinks, sold in individual
aluminum cans. Each includes 80 mg of
caffeine (from
green tea) per serving and is fortified with
B vitamins. V8 Energy drinks are typically lower in sugar per fluid ounce compared to its juices, with the drinks partially sweetened with
sucralose; other than
caffeine, V8 Energy does not contain
taurine, guarana,
carnitine,
inositol or
glucoronolactone which are found in other energy drinks. • V8 +Energy: A non-carbonated beverage of 50% juice, available in and cans. Flavors include original (vegetable), black cherry, peach-mango, pomegranate-blueberry, orange-pineapple, raspberry-vanilla, strawberry-banana, honeycrisp apple-berry and tropical greens. • V8 +Energy Sparkling: A carbonated beverage of 34% juice, typically sold in cans and -can four-packs. Currently produced flavors include Orange Pineapple, White Grape Raspberry, Black Cherry, Cranberry Blackberry and Kiwi Melon (the last two of which are only available in the four-packs). ==Nutrition==