Kia Ora or Robinsons orange

[Harry Bloomfield Esq]

I mentioned I was sufferring rather a too regular thirst to the nurse,
that I had been drinking more than the usual amount of of fresh orange
and I had recently swapped to Robinsons no added sugar orange to
dilute. Nurse suggested the Robinsons was much better, as much less
sugar content. I don't like just water.

I think the Robinsons left me with a constant strange taste in the
mouth, but recently they had no stock in Lidl, so I bought Kia Ora no
sugar added. I found it much nicer with no strange after taste, but is
it as equally acceptable as Robinsons? I have very slight T2 diabetes.

[Jeff Gaines]

On 23/07/2022 in message <tbgm3r$3rcj7$1...@dont-email.me> Harry Bloomfield

If you want a really, really, nice orange squash see if you can find
Lanitis Orange Squash, tastes heavenly - you'd need to check if it's OK
for you.

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
Those are my principles - and if you don't like them, well, I have others.
(Groucho Marx)

[Harry Bloomfield Esq]

Jeff Gaines explained :

> If you want a really, really, nice orange squash see if you can find Lanitis
> Orange Squash, tastes heavenly - you'd need to check if it's OK for you.

Thanks, but that has a similar amount of sugar to the fresh orange it
was suggested I avoid, at least for regular thirst quenching.

[Indy Jess John]

Somewhere on the label of each bottle will be a breakdown of the
"nutritional value", and that should include sugars.

If you know Robinsons is OK and Kia Ora is very similar then it will be
a suitable substitute.

While you are in the shops, have a look at the numbers on the Own Brand
products available, to see if they are also within your acceptance
level. Some Own Brands are a reasonable flavour and they tend to be cheaper.

Jim

[Harry Bloomfield Esq]

Indy Jess John presented the following explanation :

> If you know Robinsons is OK and Kia Ora is very similar then it will be a
> suitable substitute.

Yep, I just wondered why the Kia Ora tasted so much better - I compared
the sugar level and they seemed not much different.

>
> While you are in the shops, have a look at the numbers on the Own Brand
> products available, to see if they are also within your acceptance level.
> Some Own Brands are a reasonable flavour and they tend to be cheaper.

I used to be a regualar at Aldi, they had their own acceptable own
brand, but now we have a local Lidl - they don't seem to have an own
brand, just the Robinsons.

[charles]

In article <tbh14e$3u4lf$1...@dont-email.me>, Indy Jess John

I, too, am just T2 diabetic. I looked at a bottle of Roses' Lime Cordial
and was surprised how much added sugar it had - so I didn't buy any.

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[Oliver]

On 23/07/2022 12:30, Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:

> I don't like just water.

There is a comparison of some squashes here. The review refers to an
aftertaste from Robinson's. And there is mention of an own brand from Lidl.

<https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/9179448/orange-squash-taste-test-robinsons-supermarkets/>

--
Oliver

[Indy Jess John]

On 23/07/2022 16:09, Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
> Indy Jess John presented the following explanation :
>> If you know Robinsons is OK and Kia Ora is very similar then it will
>> be a suitable substitute.
>
> Yep, I just wondered why the Kia Ora tasted so much better - I compared
> the sugar level and they seemed not much different.

In the same way that there are brands of apple that taste like apples
but there are subtle differences in the taste, there are several types
of orange and although they taste fairly similar, they are not all the
same. Perhaps Kia Ora uses the type that suites your palate better.

Jim

[Flyińg Ńuń 2°22 +]

Kia Ora is a name from my past. I remember back to when Dad owned a
greengrocer's shop back in the 1950s. He used to sell, so I used to
drink, quite a lot of 'Kia Ora' orange. Nowadays I drink a couple of
litres of Tropicano Orange a week which I get with my Morrison's
Saturday delivery.
--
Heard melodies are sweet but those Unheard are sweeter.
FN 2º22+. Mungo Brandybuck of Buckland..
flyi...@roseofwhite.plus.com

[Harry Bloomfield Esq]

Oliver laid this down on his screen :

> The review refers to an aftertaste from Robinson's.

Not just me then!

>> And there is mention of an own brand from Lidl.

I've not come across that in our local Lidl, I will look closer next
time.

[Harry Bloomfield Esq]

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°22 + wrote on 24/07/2022 :
> Kia Ora is a name from my past.

I remember it from visits to the cinema.

[Flyińg Ńuń 2°22 +]

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[Jim the Geordie]

In article <tblon3$151ol$1...@dont-email.me>, a...@harrym1byt.plus.com says...

>
> Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°22 + wrote on 24/07/2022 :
> > Kia Ora is a name from my past.
>
> I remember it from visits to the cinema.

+ Kee Aura

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Jim the Geordie

[Oliver]

On 25/07/2022 10:43, Harry Bloomfield Esq wrote:
> Oliver laid this down on his screen :
>> The review refers to an aftertaste from Robinson's.
>
> Not just me then!

Possibly something to do with artificial sweetener or preservative.

I like Sainsbury's own brand Orange or Orange with Mango. I swap between
those two and usually dilute them a lot which reduces the sugar content
but still more interesting than just water.

--
Oliver

[Harry Bloomfield Esq]

Oliver explained on 25/07/2022 :

> I like Sainsbury's own brand Orange or Orange with Mango. I swap between
> those two and usually dilute them a lot which reduces the sugar content but
> still more interesting than just water.

I cannpt cope with just water, it's far too wet :-)

As I said the Robinsons left me with a near permanent not very nice
taste in the mouth. I have kept to the Kia Ora for a week and the taste
is back to normal. I was getting usually getting through around a litre
per day of the diluted Robinsons.

[Flyińg Ńuń 2°22 +]

Is that litre before or after dilution?

[Harry Bloomfield Esq]

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°22 + formulated on Tuesday :

> Is that litre before or after dilution?

After dilution. It's around 1:6 dilution.