Veggie juice always has fruit mixed, why?

[Sakeopete]

Why doesn't there seem to be a veggie juice like V-8 available in Thailand? Thai brands always have orange or apple juice in their veggie mixes Tipico, Malee etc. Is it a tax thing? Has anyone come across tetra pack veggie juice without fruit added?

Oh and the other day my son picked up a carton of watermelon juice only to find it was mixed with tomato OMFG it was terrible!

[SoiBiker]

Because otherwise it tastes like vegetable juice.

[Slip]

Is vegetable juice here as full of added sugar as fruit juice? I presume so. I'm still not giving up my daily naam manao.

To the op- I reckon it is more a case of veggie juice being added to fruit juice here. You'll have to give it some time. Meanwhile you could make your own? Just get a juicer. You can have mine for free if you collect.

[KittenKong]

I suspect that there are two reasons:

1) Thais like the sweetness

2) It's cheaper

I certainly do not like the mixed veg/fruit juices here, and they tend to be very watery also. V-8 is so much better. Most of the big food shops in Pattaya have it, but of course it is expensive.

I generally buy tomato juice in cans or cartons, and fresh carrot juice from BigC (it's cheap there), mix them and add my own extras (onion, broccoli, chilli, beetroot etc). Makes a nice substitute for V-8.

Good with a slug of vodka also.