I usually drink fresh juices. From February to May fresh mangoes are available in plenty. There are many shops which offer fresh mango juice for prices ranging from Rs. 12 to 15 per glass during the mango season. It is during the other months that I usually buy packaged mango drinks. None of the packaged mango drinks tastes as good as fresh mango juice does.
In the old days before the arrival of pepsi and coca cola Frooti and Duke were the only two mango drinks available in the market here. In those days Frooti was available in a small box similar in shape to todays tetra pack. It was very popular with children returning home from school because it was the only take-away drink in those days other than the sip-up (ice-candy in a cylindrical plastic cover). After drinking the juice, the children used to throw the empty cartons onto the road just to hear the popping sound when some vehicle ran over the empty carton.
Nowadays there is too much competition for frooti. But the 10 rupee tetra pack is still bought by many. I usually buy the bigger bottle of Frooti.Sometimes I also buy the big plastic bottle of Maaza (not the 7 rupee one). Sometimes I feel that the Maaza juice is thicker than that of Frooti.
You should also check the best before date on the bottle since in some small stores, old stock is also kept in the shelves. (This check is necessary for all packaged food articles, not just frooti).I think the old ’’expiry date’ concept was better than the ’best before date’ concept.
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