SunnyD facts for kids
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| Manufacturer | Sunny Delight Beverages |
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| Distributor | Keurig Dr Pepper (US) Saputo (Canada) |
| Introduced | 1963 |
| Color | Varies by flavor |
| Flavor | Various |
| Ingredients | Water, high fructose corn syrup, 2% or less concentrated juices |
SunnyD (which used to be called Sunny Delight before 2003) is an orange-flavored drink. It was first made in 1963 by a company called Doric Foods in Florida, USA. Later, more factories were built in California and Ohio.
In 1983, Sundor Brands bought Doric Foods. Then, a big company called Procter & Gamble bought Sundor Brands in 1989. SunnyD looks a lot like orange juice, but it's more like a soft drink that doesn't have bubbles.
In 2004, SunnyD made about $450 million for Procter & Gamble. In 2005, SunnyD became its own company, called the Sunny Delight Beverages Company (SDBC). In Canada, a company called Saputo makes and sells SunnyD.
SunnyD was launched in the United Kingdom in 1998. It quickly became very popular. By 1999, it was the third best-selling soft drink there, after Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
SunnyD was sold in refrigerated sections of stores. It was marketed as a healthier choice than other soft drinks. However, it wasn't actually healthier and didn't need to be kept cold. Even though it's called SunnyD, it doesn't have much vitamin D. But it does have a lot of vitamin C!
SunnyD started with only one flavor: orange. Now, you can find it in many different flavors. These include Tangy Original, Smooth Orange, Orange Strawberry, and even Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, and Lemonade.
Contents
What's in SunnyD?
As of 2020, here are some of the main things in SunnyD in the United States:
- Water
- High fructose corn syrup (a type of sugar)
- 2% or less of other things like:
- Citric acid (makes it taste tart)
- Ascorbic acid (which is vitamin C)
- Natural flavors
- Canola oil
- Sucralose (an artificial sweetener)
- Yellow #5 and Yellow #6 (food colors)
- Red #33 and Red #40 (food colors)
- Concentrated juices from fruits like:
- Orange
- Tangerine
- Apple
- Lime
- Grapefruit
- Pear
Fun Ways SunnyD Was Advertised
Reach for the Sun Bottle Hunt
In the mid-1990s, Sunny Delight held an early internet contest. It was called the "Reach for the Sun Bottle Hunt." Small pictures of Sunny Delight bottles were hidden on different websites. These websites could be personal pages or more well-known internet places.
On the main contest website, new riddles were given out each week. These riddles helped people find the websites where the hidden bottles were. People were encouraged to use new search engines to solve the riddles.
This contest started in 1996 and became very popular. It was repeated three times over a year and a half. Over 4,000 prizes were given away each time. Prizes ranged from T-shirts to money for college. This contest was one of the first big internet advertising campaigns.
Peel 'n Taste Flavor Strips
In July 2009, SunnyD worked with Food Lion supermarkets. They put "Peel 'n Taste" flavor samples for SunnyD Smoothies in the store aisles. This let people try the new smoothie flavors right there in the store.
How SunnyD Has Changed
In recent years, SunnyD has changed its recipe. They added an artificial sweetener called sucralose. They mix it with high fructose corn syrup to help lower the number of calories in the drink.
As of 2023, SunnyD in North America contains 2% or less concentrated fruit juice.
See also
In Spanish: Sunny Delight para niños
