Not long ago I took a gamble and due to a grocery worker's recommendation I purchased one of the (growing in popularity) Orange Juice blends that was available. I was extremely satisfied that I did but now I'm hooked!
The brand that I have found (my own opinion mind you) that has the best tasting product (of the blends) is "Simply Orange" but other brands have ventured into the Orange Juice blend markets as well and seem to be doing alright as it is a growing market.
Again, for my likes, the best blend is the Simply Orange brand, Orange-Mango flavored drink. Although I don't drink that often I find that the Orange/Mango flavored drink does favor a "Fuzzy Navel" flavor minus the alcohol however I know it's Mango but to me seems to have a distinctive peachy flavor at times. Aside from the Simply Orange, Orange-Mango I like the Orange-Pineapple flavor. They had another blend called Orange-Banana but that one has been discontinued as it wasn't selling as well as the other blends. As for the other brands I just can' recommend them because, to me, their taste isn't up to the quality that you get with Simply Orange's product, at least in the blends category.
For those of you who haven't tried these blends I think you will be greatly surprised, and satisfied, if you give them a try. Florida Natural or Tropicana also make blends and of the two I like the Tropicana best but none of them seems to come up to the quality and taste of the Simply Orange blends. That said I can't make the same recommendation as far as the straight Orange Juice products are concerned for when it comes to regular pasteurized, non-concentrated, Orange Juice I prefer the Tropicana and some other not so well known brands such as "Natalie's" of which I can only find Natalie's at Publix and best when on sale otherwise it's a bit too expensive for me but a lot less than making a trip to Florida for the fresh squeezed stuff.
