By CHLOE GRUSING
Editorial Editor
I love apple juice and I am determined to discover the best brand available in Alva.
This week I decided to conquer the quest of discovering the perfect apple juice brand, by blind sampling out the four brands the Alva Walmart has to offer. While the selection may be limited, I was set on finding the perfect brand.
I figured the best way to test my theory was to do a blind taste test, taking the bias out of the popular name brands. Walmart only had four different brands to choose from, so selecting the group was fairly easy.
The brands were Mott’s, Martinelli’s, Great Value, and Old Orchard. I assigned each of these brands a number one through four, in that order, and began to run my experiment.
The first group of people I tested were unanimously in support of the Mott’s apple juice. I found this interesting because Mott’s is not necessarily a favorite of mine. The other brands did not have great reviews from the first group, with Martinelli’s being described as “pear juice.”
I knew that I would need another group to test the apple juice, so the next day I set up a blind taste test for the public to try. I had a total of fifteen people taste the juice, each with different answers. This group had much more diversity in their favorite brands.
The overall favorite of the group was Mott’s as well, but not nearly as many people supported the brand.
In second place was Great Value, which is the cheapest option, and following was Old Orchard brand.
Last place again was the Martinelli’s brand, which was surprising since a few months back they were extremely viral on Tik Tok.
Again the taste of Martinelli’s was described as off putting and not like real apple juice.
When looking at the ingredients the only thing listed is apple juice, so I honestly don’t know why the taste of it was so awful. I agree with the consensus of the group, Martinelli’s was for sure the worst apple juice.
I can only describe the taste as bland, like a watered down children’s juice. There was nothing memorable about the juice other than the disgusting aftertaste and bits of apple, I guess, floating around in it.
In my opion, the juice was subpar at best, and would bode well in a nursing home. The flavor was lackluster, disappointing, and honestly just gross.
Second to last ranked Old Orchard, which I disagree with. In my opinion this is the best one that is available at Walmart in Alva.
However, this is not the best apple juice I have tried. The Old Orchard was just regular, boring, and just plain. For apple juice, this is desiarble. I think this one was the best avalible here in Alva, but honestly it was just a tad less sweet than Great Value.
The blind taste testers stated it was alright, with a few ranking it as their number one. Overall the juice just tastes like hotel apple juice, not bad but not great.
The runner up for the best was Great Value apple juice, which was a surprising rise in the ranks.
The first group I tested stated this was the worst they tried, while the next day all testers ranked it in the top two or three. This juice tastes like the Old Orchard brand, but much more artificially sweet. In my opinion, the juice leaves a taste on your tongue, which is okay, but not my preference. I would compare this to hospital apple juice. It’s just there, nothing too special besides the artificial flavoring. I know all of these juices use artificial flavors, but you can really taste it in the Great Value brand.
To some people that is the taste they want, hence why this was the second most popular brand. I feel the apple juice is okay, although it does leave a bit of a film on your tongue after drinking.
And finally, the best apple juice brand was Mott’s. People described this as the most apple tatsing juice.
Mott’s apple juice is popular with children, so I think a lot of people were raised drinking this juice.
I personally think Mott’s tastes like creating apple juice from memory. It doesn’t actually taste anything like an apple, or really apple juice. The taste is off putting to me, again like someone poorly recreated the flavor of apple juice.
The brand was most popular among people tested by a few points, therefore making it the most favorable brand available at Walmart in Alva.
My research concluded the favorite being Mott’s, but everyone is entitled to their own apple juice preference.
The people have spoken, and Mott’s is the clear winner, with Great Value following closely behind.
Great Value is the cheapest option available, so if you are on a budget you will still be able to enjoy some good apple juice.
I think Old Orchard was the best, but it was not nearly as popular as the other two brands coming before it.
My final thoughts; Mott’s is the most popular among students, so therefore, Mott’s is the best apple juice available in Alva.
If you are not a fan of Mott’s I would recommend Old Orchard or Great Value brand, they taste almost the same, with Great Value being more artificial tasting.
