I took a little longer break than expected from my Snapple reviews, but with only two flavors left, I figured it was about time I got rolling again.  It’s been hit or miss with the flavors I’ve sampled thus far.  I absolutely loved the Grape Pomegranate; not so much the Dragonfruit.

That’s all in the past, however; as today I’m here to share my thoughts on the Tropical Mango flavor, which according to Snapple anyway, has the “Power to Protect”.  Again, that’s Snapplese for “It’s got antioxidants, Vitamins A, E, and C”.

Snapple is throwing us a bit of a curve ball this time around.  The other flavors of their relatively new Antioxidant Water, as I’ve pointed out before, have blended common grocery market fruit with more exotic varieties.  Clearly Tropical Mango is not a blend of Tropical and Mango.  Well, unless I’m dumber than I thought and Tropical is actually a specific kind of fruit.  In truth, Tropical Mango is a blend of Mango, Melon, and Peach, but I’m going to ignore the other fruits and focus more on the “Tropical” thing.

I’m also thinking that Mangoes pretty much only grow in tropical regions, so the whole “Tropical Mango” thing might be a bit redundant.  If I’m wrong about this, and I can grow mango…say in Upstate New York, please let me know as I’d like to plant a few trees in my back yard.  Anyway, before I get too far off track, let’s see what Wikipedia has to say about Mangoes (Tropical or otherwise).

Food

The fruit flesh of a ripe mango is very sweet, with a unique taste. The texture of the flesh varies markedly between different cultivars, some having a soft, pulpy texture similar to an over-ripe plum, while others having firmer flesh like a cantaloupe or avocado. In some cultivars, the flesh has a fibrous texture. Mangoes are juicy with a sweet taste and high water content making them refreshing to eat.

Nutrient and antioxidant properties

An excellent overall nutritional source, mango is rich in dietary fiber and carbohydrates. It contains diverse essential vitamins and minerals, many of which are particularly high in content. The antioxidant vitamins A, C and E comprise 25%, 76% and 9%, respectively, of the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) in a 165 g serving. Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, 11% DRI), vitamin K (9% DRI), other B vitamins and essential nutrients such as potassium, copper and 17 amino acids are at good levels. Mango peel and pulp contain other phytonutrients, such as carotenoids, polyphenols, and omega-3 and -6 polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Mango is recognized in the Muslim world as a possible supplement for sexual potency.

What Wikipedia fails to mention is that Mango is also my favorite fruit, so the pressures not to disappoint weighs heavy on Snapple (even if they don’t know it).  It’s worth mentioning that I favor the smaller, orange variety that most supermarkets don’t carry, over the larger green and red variety found almost everywhere.  I have no idea which ones go into Snapple water.

So anyway, before we stray off again, just what does the Snapple Tropical Mango taste like?  It’s definitely among the sweeter of the Snapple Antioxidant WA+ER flavors I’ve tried thus far.  The taste is as true to mango as one could resonably expect from a water beverage.  To their credit, Snapple hasn’t candied it up one bit; not like a Watermelon Jolly Rancher for example.  It’s good, but c’mon, does anyone actually confuse the taste of a Jolly Rancher with an actual watermelon.  No, no they don’t.

Like the fuzziness of a peach, the taste of mango has a texture to it.  Remarkably, that perceived texture is preserved in Snapple’s watery rendition. You can feel it right in the middle of your tongue.  Again, we’re not talking about mango juice (you’ll need to see the Goya folks for that), but rather a really good mango flavored water.

Snapple’s tagline has, for as long as I can remember, been “Made from the Best Stuff on Earth”.  In this case it’s true because mangoes are indeed some of the best stuff on this here earth, and so hooray Snapple for doing them justice.

Just in case you haven’t pieced it all together, I really enjoyed my bottle of Snapple Tropical Mango Antioxidant Water (or WA+ER if you will).  If you like mangoes, mango juice, mango smoothies, or perhaps are looking to increase your sexual potency (wonder why they left that off the bottle), get yourself a bottle, or hell, a whole case of Snapple Tropical Mango Antioxidant WA+ER.  George Costanza would.

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