Kool-Aid facts for kids
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| Product type | Drink mix |
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| Owner | Kraft Heinz |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1927 |
| Markets | Worldwide |
Kool-Aid is a well-known American brand of flavored drink mix. It is owned by Kraft Heinz, a big food company based in Chicago, Illinois. Kool-Aid started as a liquid called Fruit Smack. In 1927, it was turned into a powder by Edwin Perkins.
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History of Kool-Aid
Kool-Aid was created by Edwin Perkins in Hastings, Nebraska. He did all his experiments in his mother's kitchen! Before it was Kool-Aid, it was a liquid drink called Fruit Smack.
To save money on shipping, Perkins found a way to remove the liquid from Fruit Smack in 1927. This left only a powder, which he named Kool-Aid. In 1931, Perkins moved his production to Chicago. Later, in 1953, Kool-Aid was sold to another large company called General Foods.
Today, Hastings, Nebraska, still celebrates Kool-Aid's invention. They have a yearly summer festival called Kool-Aid Days. It happens on the second weekend in August. Kool-Aid is even known as Nebraska's official soft drink!
How Kool-Aid is Made
Kool-Aid is usually sold as a powder. You can find it in small packets or tubs. To make the drink, you mix the powder with sugar and water. People usually make a whole pitcher at once. It tastes best served with ice or chilled in the refrigerator. There are also some sugar-free versions available.
You can also buy Kool-Aid in other forms. There are single-serving packets that you can pour into bottled water. You can also find small plastic bottles with the drink already mixed. Sometimes, Kool-Aid is even used to make fun things like ice cream or fizzing tablets.
The bright colors in Kool-Aid can stain things. Because of this, it can be used as a dye. People have used it to color hair or wool.
Kool-Aid Man: The Mascot
The Kool-Aid Man is the famous mascot for Kool-Aid. He is a giant, friendly pitcher filled with Kool-Aid. This character was first introduced shortly after General Foods bought the brand in the 1950s.
In TV commercials and ads, the Kool-Aid Man was known for bursting through walls. He would surprise children in their homes and then make them a batch of Kool-Aid. His famous catchphrase is "Oh, yeah!". In 2013, Kraft updated the Kool-Aid Man. They made him a computer-generated character who acts like a celebrity trying to show he's just a regular guy.
Kool-Aid Flavors
| Original 6 flavors | Cherry, Grape, Lemon-Lime, Orange, Raspberry, Strawberry |
| Singles flavors | Black Cherry, Tropical Punch, Lemonade, Pink Lemonade, Cherry, Watermelon, Orange, Summer Punch |
| Sugar-free flavors | Cherry, Grape, Lemonade, Soarin' Strawberry Lemonade, Tropical Punch, Raspberry, Watermelon, KiwiLime |
| Water flavors | Jamaica, Mandarina-Tangerine, Mango, Tamarindo, Piña-Pineapple |
| Other flavors worldwide or previously available | Apple, Arctic Green Apple, Berry Blue, Bunch Berry, Blastin' Berry Cherry, Blue Berry Blast, Blue Moon Berry, Candy Apple, Cherry, Cherry Cracker, Chocolate, Cola, Eerie Orange, Frutas, Vermelhas, Golden Nectar, Grape, Grape Blackberry, Grape Tang, Melon Mango, Strawberry Splash, Great Blueberry, Great Blue-dini, Groselha, Guaraná, Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade, Incrediberry, Kickin-Kiwi-Lime, Kolita, Lemon, Lemon Ice, Lemonade, Lemonade Sparkle, Lemon-Lime, Lime, Man-o-Mangoberry, Mango, Mountainberry Punch, Oh-Yeah Orange-Pineapple, Orange, Orange Enerjooz, Peach, Pina-Pineapple, Pink Lemonade, Pink Swimmingo, Purplesaurus Rex, Rainbow Punch, Raspberry, Roarin' Raspberry Cranberry, Rock-a-Dile Red, Root Beer, Scary Black Cherry, Scary Blackberry, Shaking Starfruit, Sharkleberry Fin, Slammin' Strawberry-Kiwi, Soarin' Strawberry-Lemonade, Solar Strawberry-Starfruit, Strawberry, Strawberry Falls Punch, Strawberry Split, Strawberry-Raspberry, Sunshine Punch, Surfin' Berry Punch, Swirlin' Strawberry-Starfruit, Tangerine, Tropical Punch, Watermelon, Watermelon-Cherry |
See also
In Spanish: Kool-Aid para niños
