2024-08-06 06:12:58
The sun beat down on his forehead and the temperature rose to thirty degrees and more. Clothes stick to the skin, a layer of sweat mixed with less abrasive water. Another couple of kilometers until the dusty road leaves between the fields flowing into an ocean to a crowded sandy beach.
First thought? Improve yourself. The transported water is dumped in the winter. That is not satisfactory. We need more for the expected vacation. It was: a fantastic time.
Fanta tastes best served cold, with ice cubes – it’s best if you find a slice of orange hidden under the frozen food in the glass. A mixture of sugar, carbon dioxide and artificial orange flavor revitalizes weak legs and strained muscles. After the first drink, the cold, fruity liquid spreads from your lips to your stomach and stops you from the inside.
Soft drinks in the pillory
Sweet orange lemonade is a soft drink and is part of the Coca-Cola group. And it belongs to the categories of drinks that are increasingly pilloried: soft drinks, those that make our society fat, sick and addicted. And not without reason.
In Germany, a can of Fanta contains more than eight sugar cubes. That’s more than half of the recommended daily sugar intake for an adult (14 servings). The likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes or tooth decay also increases with the use of sweetened beverages.
You also know that sugar can be addictive. There are enough reasons that drinks should not be a part of daily life and doctors and the World Health Organization advise against drinking them every day.
But: Fanta time has nothing to do with everyday life.
If you forget about the two-liter plastic bottles that can serve the sugar needs of a large family and instead think about the small glass bottles freshly taken from the refrigerator behind the kitchen, sugar drinks deserve their place on every drink. selection menu.
Because they are not a thirst quencher or a substitute for mineral water, contrary to what the XXL packaging suggests, and they should not be considered as such. They are a reward, a treat in a situation that certainly does not happen every day, but in which you just want a sugar shock.
Maybe at a mountain hut after skiing in winter or after hiking in summer, maybe at a restaurant after a long day at work, maybe at brunch after a long night with little sleep or at a crowded beach bar in the shade : there is no substitute for a sweet drink – not even through sugar substitutes.
Sugar substitutes do not replace the original
A Cola-Light is not a Cola, a Pepsi Max is not a Pepsi, a sugar-free Almdudler is not an Almdudler. And Fanta Zero is not Fanta. It’s a different product with a different handling experience for different situations – and with different problem elements. Sugar-free alternatives cannot and should not replace the original soft drink, as that would be a waste of time for Fanta.
It is alive from the fact that there is a lot of sugar in the cup and many taste buds are so excited that the second can, the second glass, is no longer needed. Fanta is not about using a lot – but about using it for a minute.
If you drink lemonade in large quantities or leave out the sugar, the carbon dioxide will no longer stick to your tongue, the strong orange taste will no longer enter your mouth, and the aroma will not restore your head. Then the active ingredients will get used to the synthetic flavors, and every sip is more delicious. And then Fanta finds its place in everyday life where it does not. Because he doesn’t understand it there.
Soft drink from food
The story of how the drink came about is as unusual as a Fanta moment. It was invented in Essen in 1940 when Cola syrup was not being shipped from America to Nazi Germany after the start of World War II.
The then managing director of Coca-Cola GmbH, Max Keith, created lemonade from whey and apple leftovers. The employees were asked to use their own imagination to come up with the name, which was taken literally by the final names. Fanta Orange, as most people know it today, was only mixed in Naples in 1955.
This is how many different versions of lemonade exist. Each country uses the Fanta beverage brand as an opportunity to experiment with ingredients available in their country. Whether with strawberry, kiwi, blueberry or elderflower flavor, Fanta has evolved and is still evolving.
Not only from different companies of the parent company. Consumers also drink Fanta the way they want, the way that suits the season. This can be like a Fanta spritzer, with sparkling water to tone down the explosion of flavor and sugar intake, which is especially recommended on hot days.
Or as a mix with Cola, because a bottle of Fanta can quickly turn into a special moment. And it’s not just in Spain that people like to make their aperitifs with Tinto de Verano – half red wine, half orange lemonade. It has been said that even Pope Benedict XVI cannot do without a soft drink in the Vatican. Fanta drinkers know why.
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