Five Alive

"This article is about the fruit drink. For the Carbon Leaf album, see 5 Alive!."

Five Alive is a line of fruit juice blends created by Minute Maid. The name refers to the five fruit juices each variety contains. Five Alive's slogan is currently "Feel Alive!"

Varieties

* The original Citrus version: orange, lemon, grapefruit, tangerine, lime
* Passionate Peach: peach, grape, orange, passion fruit, lemon.
* Berry Blast: Apple, blackcurrant, grape, raspberry. strawberry.
* Tropical: orange, apricot, guava, mango, passion fruit
* Mango
* Pomegranate

Availability

Once widely available in the U.S., it is now more difficult to find. Five Alive is, however, still widely distributed in Canada and in the UK, as a bottled or canned drink, also in 250 ml cartons suitable for vending machines or as a frozen concentrate.

Nutritional information

Five Alive is not a significant source of saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, fibre, vitamin A, calcium, or iron. Five Alive contains 110 calories and 27 grams of sugar per 240 mL. U.S. Five Alive containers depict five fruits on the label, but is only 41% fruit juice, listing high fructose corn syrup as an ingredient after filtered water. [Five Alive information from Minute Maid [http://www.minutemaid.com/products/Other/FiveAlive.jsp] ] In the United Kingdom, quantitative ingredient labeling is mandatory; labels there show that U.K. Five Alive contains 42% fruit juice, but also 22% sugar and several artifical sweeteners. [ [http://www.cspinet.org/reports/codex/quidonlabelling.pdf] Quantitative Ingredient Declaration (QUID) On Food Labelling]

References In Popular Culture

Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies recorded a song for their 1989 demo tape "Buck Naked" called "Careless" in which there was a line where they sang "What are the five fruits in Five Alive juice?". During their live performances from that period they often responded to the question with either "apples, cheese, broccoli, pimento, and piglet" or "apples, cheese, broccoli, pimento, and blood."

On a skit for "Saturday Night Live", guest host Claire Danes, along with regulars Cheri Oteri and Ana Gasteyer played a group of Southern ladies on their first trip to France. When asked what beverage they would like to order, Cheri Oteri's character asked, "Do y'all have Five Alive?"

In the song "Knuckles" by American indie rock band The Hold Steady, Craig Finn tells of wanting the nickname Sunny D only to be called Five Alive.

The song "Babies of the 80s" by Something Corporate contains the lines "I grew up on five alive".

American Dad - Roger is accused of stealing Stan's Five Alive

References

* [http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/ourbrands/default.aspx?ID=99 Five Alive in UK]