Post #114803 by Traitor Vic on Wed, Sep 15, 2004 9:17 PM

HP Hood, LLC, better known as Hood Dairy up in New England, has a line of low carb products called Carb Countdown that includes Low Carb Orange Juice Beverage, Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Beverage, Orange-Pineapple Juice Beverage, Lemonade Juice Beverage and Pinapple-Orange-Banana Juice Beverage. These are available nationally. The term Juice Beverage must be some legally mandated reference but the ad in my new Newsweek states that they are "made from real juice." Hood claims they contain 5g carb per 8 ounce serving.

Minute Maid produces Minute Maid Lights beverages in both Light Mango Tropical and Light Guava Citrus flavors. These are packaged in 16 ounce bottles and are claimed to contain 1-2g carb per 8 ounce serving. They are made mostly of water and apple and pear juices but contain enough glycerol ester of wood rosin and sodium hexametaphosphate to taste tropical.

Monin also sells a Sugar Free Orgeat (although I think the label just says Sugar Free Almond Syrup).

The kinds of carbs we're talking about in 4-6oz of juice, 1 or 2tsp. syrup, and 1-2oz of rum, of course, ain't much. I try to cut carbs everywhere else but to make my cocktails with flavor as my primary concern.