Typical among these are grape, apple and cranberry juice.  It is suggested that fruit juice may prevent Alzheimer’s.

Juices tasted :
Morrisons Pommegranate juice, £1.99 for 500 mls
Pomegranates have been identified as slowing prostate cancer.
This juice is hardcore! Earthy on the nose and more like a veg juice than a fruit juice. Looks sludgy and not a pleasure – so must be doing you good!

Morrisons Pomegranate juice drink, 99p 1ltr:
Juices described as ‘juice drink’ are not pure fruit juice. This is 37% juice, gleaming garnet coloured and sweet and pretty and enjoyable!

Rubicon Papaya, £1.29 Asda and Tesco:
Papaya claims to protect against various tyopes of cancer and bring improvement in eye and skin disorders and help to keep the heart healthy.
This juice is just on trial at the moment. In common with other exotic tropical juices, the smell is a bit offputting, a little sickly. It’s syrupy in texture like shredded fruit – a bit like baby food. Could be poured over cereal for its health giving effect.

Red Grape, Pomegranate & blackcurrant, 2 x 1ltr for £3, Marks & Spencer:
Cloudy and dark purple. Again it has an earthiness to it and a tongue-furring feel like some red wine. Not too sweet, but luscious fruity quality.

We also tasted the children’s small carton juices, Roald Dahl Oompa Loompa Cocktail (mango, apple, orange, pineapple and passion fruit – sweet and interesting but a bit watery, and Frobscottle Swiggle (blackcurrant and strawberry) delightfully sweet, but again quite dilute. And from Ella’s Kitchen the hugely thick smoothies called The Red One and the Yellow One from a sachet with a nozzle (aimed at kids again)