Drink mix

A drink mix, or powdered drink mix is a processed-food product, a powder designed to mix usually with water to produce a beverage resembling fruit juice or soda in flavor. Another type of drink mix is represented by products that are mixed into milk.

History

The first juice-type powdered drink mix was Poly Pop, invented by Paul Stevens Hollis in 1922.[1] He sold it as part of the Big State Company until its acquisition by General Foods in 1953.

Ingredients
Chocolate drink mix products, that must be mixed with milk; in a supermarket in Spain.

While some are made with sugar, or sold unsweetened, the products are often made with artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose, cyclamates or saccharin, and often include artificial flavors and colors. Some of the product include vitamins or other nutrients. The products are variously marketed to children, athletes, bodybuilders, dieters, or as a vitamin supplement. Some brands are only sold as drink mixes, while some beverage companies produce powdered versions of their products, as does Gatorade and Ocean Spray. Another form of drink mix is represented by products mixed into milk, such as malted milk, Nesquik, Ovaltine and Carnation Instant Breakfast.

Drink mix brands

See also

References
  1. "Fort Worth's Poly Pop was first, but then they started drinking Kool-Aid". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 17, 2019.
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