What Is The Makeup Of V8 Juice?

[fmdog44]

• 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, celery, carrots, lettuce, parsley, watercress, spinach, and tomato. Tomato juice makes up around 87% of the total drink.

I always kew it was mostly tomato but never saw it in print.

 

[Jules]

My husband drinks it every day at lunch. Fortunately he doesn’t share it with me.

 

[twinkles]

i love v-8 but it gives me the get up and goes if you know what i mean lol

 

[win231]

The only problem (IMO) with it is that it's cooked. It's much more beneficial to drink raw vegetable juice because the vitamins aren't destroyed by the heat. Better yet, eat a salad & get the benefits of fiber, which are lost when juicing.

 

[Uptosnuff]

@win231 I tend to agree. I usually don't have any raw veggie juice on hand though. There are times when I want something fast or I am not eating any veggies with my main food. In those cases V-8 is better than nothing.

Besides, I like the taste. Even the low sodium kind.

 

[Pappy]

Every morning, around 10am, I have a big glass of ice cold V-8 juice. Absolutely love it. Weather permitting, I drink it outside while reading.

 

[Nathan]

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, celery, carrots, lettuce, parsley, watercress, spinach, and tomato. Tomato juice makes up around 87% of the total drink.
I always kew it was mostly tomato but never saw it in print.

Uh, I didn't see VODKA listed...

 

[Gardenlover]

I find it a nice addition to my "red beans and rice" & goulash recipes.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Another fan of V-8!!

I usually drink it cold but it’s also nice heated in the microwave.

A tuna sandwich and a steaming mug of V-8 topped with black pepper and a sliver of butter makes a nice lunch.

 

[Ruthanne]

I love V8, especially the low sodium for my dietary needs. I like to have a few saltine crackers with it. I also use in many recipes that I used to use tomato sauce for.

 

[Murrmurr]

V-8 was a favorite of mine when I was little.

They make veg + fruit juices now. My favorite of those is V-8 Sweet Greens. It's yummy and it has the least amount of added sugar. I used to make popsicles with it for my little foster son. He loved them.

 

[Pappy]

Another fan of V-8!!

I usually drink it cold but it’s also nice heated in the microwave.

A tuna sandwich and a steaming mug of V-8 topped with black pepper and a sliver of butter makes a nice lunch.

Wow Aunt Bea. I’ll have to try that.

 

[win231]

Uh, I didn't see VODKA listed...

The MIL on "The Jeffersons always drank Bloody Mary. She said "I drink it for the vitamins."
A guest star on the show said, "The vitamins are in the Tomato juice. What's the Vodka for?"
She said, "The Vodka helps me digest the vitamins."

 

[fmdog44]

To all those that post it is better to buy all the veggies in V8 then make your own what would the price of one 8 ounce glass of that" Then you do what with the pulp? Now clean your juicer after. Keep in mind most V8 drinkers drink it every day.

 

[fmdog44]

Uh, I didn't see VODKA listed...

I prefer Mr. & Mrs. T's

 

[Jules]

I have a soup recipe that uses a large bottle of V8. Guess what? I make it for my husband and don’t ask to share any of it either.

 

[terry123]

I like cold V-8 but I forget to buy it. Been having groceries delivered and I will have to add it to the list. I used to make that soup with it too. It was a popular soup back in the day to lose weight. It was just good soup then and I never used it to lose weight. Did not need to then.

 

[Lewkat]

I drink it almost every day.

 

[SetWave]

Lots of sodium.

 

[win231]

To all those that post it is better to buy all the veggies in V8 then make your own what would the price of one 8 ounce glass of that" Then you do what with the pulp? Now clean your juicer after. Keep in mind most V8 drinkers drink it every day.

When I occasionally juice veggies, I'll put the pulp back in the drink.

 

[PamfromTx]

Mom would always buy us V8 when we were children; it's been years since I've drank one. Should get some if they are low sodium. I would drink them when they were icy cold and sprinkle a bit of pepper on them ... and I was a child then!