who invented vitamin water?...

More-and-more people are becoming increasingly conscious of the need to take a plentiful supply of health-giving vitamins each day in their diet.

Coupled with that, it's a well-known fact you should be drinking around 2 liters of water a day.

But, most of us crave junk food and fast food ... plus it's so boring drinking water non-stop, each and every day.

No wonder someone came up with the bright idea of developing vitamin water

But ... who invented vitamin water?

who invented vitamin water?

Do you know who invented vitamin water?

That's right ... it was J Darius Bilkoff.

He developed the now-famous, Glacéau vitamin water products, and in 1996 founded the company called Energy Brands Inc, which sold them.

Glaceau vitamin water is a pleasant-flavored, vitamin-enhanced drink, and Bilkoff developed it following a water scare in the New York area.

Their slogan? ... "Hydrate responsibly".

They offer four main products:

• vitaminwater
• smartwater
• vitaminenergy
• fruitwater

Fairly recently, Glacéau was taken over my a major company ... Guess who?

That's right! Coca Cola!

vitamin water flavors

Flavors of the leader of vitamin water - in other words Glaceau - are as follows:

• Power-C - Dragonfruit - (Vitamin C + Taurine)
• Energy - Tropical Citrus - (Vitamin B + Guarana)
• Revive - Fruit Punch - (Vitamin B + Potassium)
• Multi-V - Lemonade - ("Vitamin A to Zinc")
• Focus - Kiwi-Strawberry - (Vitamin A + Lutein)
• Essential - Orange-Orange - (Vitamin C + Calcium)
• Formula 50 - Grape - (50% Daily Dose of Vitamins)
• Defense - Raspberry-Apple - (Vitamin C + Zinc)
• Rescue - Green Tea - (Vitamin C + EGCG)
• Endurance - Peach-Mango - (Vitamin E + Ribose)
• Vital-T - Lemon Tea - (Vitamin C + Vitamin E)
• Balance - Cran-Grapefruit - (Vitamin C + Glucosamine)
• B-Relaxed - Jackfruit-Guava - (Vitamin B + Theanine)
• Charge - Lemon-Lime + (Vitamin B + Electrolytes)
• XXX - Acai-Blueberry-Pomegranate - (Triple Antioxidants)

vitamin water ingredients

You'd probably like to know the common ingredients in vitamin water...

... Glaceau vitamin water consists of:

• water which is either vapor distilled, deionized, and/or reverse osmosis
• crystalline fructose, which is used as a sweetener
• citric acid
• electrolytes
• natural flavors
• vitamins - including vitamins C, B3, B5, B6, B12, and E
• other ingrediants, which vary according to purpose of the drink

And, here you have examples of the content of a couple of the Glaceau drinks (per serving):

1. Defense (per serving)

Calories 50; Total Fat 0g; Sodium 0mg; Total Carbohydrate 13g; Total Sugar 13g; Protein 0g; Vitamin C 60%; vitamin B3 10%; vitamin B6 10%; vitamin B12 10%; vitamin B5 10%, Zinc 10%

2. Revive Fruit Punch (per serving)

calories 50, total fat 0g, sodium 0mg, potassium 30mg, total carbohydrate 13g, sugar 12g, protein 0g, vitamin A 10%, vitamin B3 10%, vitamin B5 10%, vitamin B6 10%, vitamin B12 10%, vitamin C 60%, vitamin E 10%, gotu kola 25mg, American ginseng 25mg

is vitamin water bad for you?

Does all this sound too good to be true?

Is vitamin water really that beneficial?

It's true you'll find plenty of vitamins in these drinks, and they do taste good.

Also, on the whole, they receive extremely favorable reviews from customers.

However, just one serving contains 50 calories, with a fair amount of sugar and carbohydrates (13 g of each in one serving).

So, whilst they're an excellent choice instead of soda and high-caffeine drinks, they should not replace water and your "five-a-day" fruit and veg.

who invented vitamin water - related pages

Check out other vitamin pages ...

• List of essential vitamins
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin B5
• Vitamin B6
• Vitamin B12
• Vitamin B Complex
• Vitamin E
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D
• Vitamin K

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