Naked Juice: Citrus Lemongrass

There aren’t too many drinks out there that use lemongrass (it’s a strong flavor), but this one works really well. Using a five-ingredient formulation that consists of orange juice, apple juice, coconut water, lemon juice, and lemongrass extract, this product has extremely straightforward flavor. If there’s any flaw to it, it’s that the lemongrass is strong enough that it starts to overpower your palate as you drink the bottle. Packaging is the bigger issue for this product, with a 15.2 oz. PET bottle that’s extremely hard on the eyes. There’s a lot of text on the label, which, in turn, makes it hard to distinguish this product from some of their others (it looks almost identical to the Reduced Calorie Lychee flavor). For a product that’s made with only five ingredients, a minimalist approach would certainly fare better. In its current form, we expected a laundry list of ingredients (maybe some stevia and gums?) to be in this product. Overall, it has nice taste, but the packaging needs serious rethinking.