H2Odwalla Strawberry Kiwi

Reviewed by Mikah Canseco & Angie Quidim
June 5, 2007

Manufacturer: Odwalla Inc. Website: Click Here Review Rating: 5 out of 10

Odwalla releases another creation.  The new H2Odwalla line includes a couple of interesting flavors including strawberry kiwi.

Right off the bat, the curious tagline “replenishes the body whole” catches your eye. It seems pretty clever but then the line to follow is “nutrient enhanced water”.  As a health conscious consumer, it may seem pretty cool, but in reality doesn’t that mean it is chemically enhanced?

The drink comes in a clear container that contains the pale pink liquid.  It looks pretty good and when you first open the container it smells of delicious strawberries.  The first taste is a different story though, as the first thing that went through my mind was watered down powdered drink mix.  Even in cold form it had a heavy watered down taste that really didn’t satisfy.  The flavor is very bland compared to some of the other products on Odwalla’s line.

For $1.50 you can add a lot of water to some powdered drink mix and you would be quite satisfied.  This one needs some fine tuning before it is mass marketed.  Although it states it is a water beverage, the flavor betrays it as weakly flavored juice.