Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Pure Florida Orange Juice

As long as I can remember my family of five has always bought and loved Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Pure Florida Orange Juice. It has be a solid staple to our daily routine since 1973.  As new parents we wanted our children to have the best of everything.

Our children are all grown up now and have kids of their own and they started their kids off just like we did so many years ago with the knowledge that Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Pure Florida Orange Juice can help their kids be happy and healthy just like they were growing up.

As healthy morning beverage, Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Pure Florida Orange Juice was our first choice for its health benefits which we consider to be very important especially with the vitamins and minerals that it provides.

 We wake up and the first words out of everyone’s mouth was "Can I have some Tropicana please?".   We took it everywhere.  Even while on camping trips and vacations Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Pure Florida Orange Juice  has always been there for us to enjoy. There is nothing quite like a fresh, clean, sweet, tasting orange juice when you are just starting out your day.  Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Pure Florida Orange Juice gives you not only your vitamins but that burst of energy you need to get your day started.

We like to try and bring the farm fresh products to our table everyday. We try to buy from local farmers and growers as often as possible. It just helps complete that family experience we all love. It is a pleasure to go to the farmers market and to see how much our local farmers produce and provide healthy choices for our family.

We use Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Pure Florida Orange Juice to cook with as a marinade or in our sweet & sour sauces.   Tropicana orange juice is a sure way to get the family excited about special dinners or BBQ’s.  It is also a favorite ingredient in our drinks like slushi’s so they are a kid pleaser too while still being a favorite for the adults in the crowd.

Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Pure Florida Orange Juice is one of my favorite drinks. I remember many times being a outdoors man that the one thing that made me feel better about my return to camp was going to the ice chest and pulling out that beautiful ice cold Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Pure Florida Orange Juice.

Everyone knows that Florida farmers grow the best Oranges in the world and we are so thankful for their hard work and dedication to the products that we all love.




Here are some fun facts about Tropicana Pure Premium 100% Pure Florida Orange Juice:

1.) Tropicana Pure Premium is 100% Pure Florida Orange Juice.

2.) Tropicana is the single largest buyer of Florida fruit.  They purchase
 approximately 11.6 billion oranges from Florida each year!

3.) Tropicana uses groves in 22 different Florida counties.  These groves are located primarily in central and southern Florida.

4.) The different micro climates and soil types mean that the fruit will reach their peak maturity at different times.  This allows Tropicana to harvest the ripe fruit throughout the entire growing season.

5.) The two major orange types in Tropicana Pure Premium are Valencia and Hamlin. Valencia oranges typically have more intense color and flavor, while Hamlin oranges can be sweeter. They each add unique characteristics to the juice blend.

6.) Many Florida growers sample oranges by cutting them into a cup shape.  This allows for drinking the juice directly from the fruit.

7.) Tropicana’s roots in Florida go back a long way. Some of its current grower relationships date back to the 1960s.

8.) Oranges have been grown in Florida since the 1560s.  This is  approximately 147 years before any other U.S. state.  

9.)  Tropicana is on facebook

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