New Zealand Native produces green tea base sparkling beverage from New Zealand, there are four different flavors including tangerine, kiwifruit, apple & feijoa, and lemon lime. Each bottle has only 85 calories, which is about half of a can of coke, and it has no added preservative.
I picked the apple and feijoa flavor because I didn't know what feijoa was and I was curious. First, let's look at the label. Since it's green tea base the first ingredients is indeed green tea, however, it is not freshly brewed green tea instead it is just a blend of water plus green tea extract. And the claims that it has added antioxidant, it is only ascobic acid (aka Vitamin C) which is commonly used in beverages as a natural preservative by lowering the pH of the drink.
After drinking it, I still am not sure how feijoa fruit should taste like. The drink has a very complex, hard to describe taste that taste like beer (hop) + hint of manuka honey + slight apple soda taste. It's confusing, I Know!
What I love about this drink:
- It's made in New Zealand
- No added preservative
- Contain Manuka Honey
What I don't like about this drink:
- Strange taste and aroma
Cheers,
B
