Drink mix

Not to be confused with Drink mixer.

A drink mix is a processed-food product, designed to mix usually with water to produce a beverage resembling fruit juice or soda in flavor. Another type of drink mix is represented by products that are mixed into milk. It is traditionally made in powdered form (powdered drink mix), but liquid forms are also seen now.

History

The first juice-type powdered drink mix was Poly Pop, invented by Paul Stevens Hollis in 1922. He sold it as part of the Big State Company until its acquisition by General Foods in 1953.

Ingredients

Chocolate drink mix products, that must be mixed with milk; in a supermarket in Spain.

While some are made with sugar, or sold unsweetened, the products are often made with artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose, cyclamates or saccharin, and often include artificial flavors and colors. Some of the products include vitamins or other nutrients. The products are variously marketed to children, athletes, bodybuilders, dieters, or as a vitamin supplement. Some brands are only sold as drink mixes, while some beverage companies produce powdered versions of their products, as do Gatorade and Ocean Spray. Another form of drink mix is represented by products mixed into milk, such as malted milk, Nesquik, Ovaltine, and Carnation Instant Breakfast.

Drink mix brands

• Nesquik (mix)
• Burple
• Country Time
• Crystal Light (primarily to female dieters)
• Emergen-C (vitamin supplement, with sugar or unsweetened)
• Flavor Aid (primarily marketed to children)
• Funny Face, (primarily marketed to children)
• Kool-Aid (primarily marketed to children)
• Fruty
• Milo (drink)
• Tang
• MiO
• Cedevita
• Bolero
• G Fuel

See also

• Instant coffee
• Instant tea
• Powdered milk
• Squash (drink)