C2: What Is it?

In the Philippines, one of the most popular drinks to quench the usual thirst is C2. In fact, I am one of those that have become so addicted to it that I would choose to drink it instead of water. But of course, there is still some kind of fulfillment that only water could provide.

Anyway, I love C2 apple flavor. There are many flavors for this drink. There is green tea flavor (that’s also known as plain), apple flavor (as mentioned), lemon flavor, peach flavor, and even a C2 lite which is something with less sugar for the green tea (or plain) flavor. Although the C2 lite is only offered for green tea flavors. I am not quite sure about this but this is the only flavor that I saw with a ‘lite’ version.

What is C2? According to its advertisement, C2 stands for ‘cool’ and ‘clean’. In fact, these two descriptions could be found on the bottles themselves. C2 is a green tea drink. And it is available in plastic bottles. There are two sizes. The smaller one is 355 ml.

Looking at the bottle, you would find that its ingredients are water, natural extract from green tea leaves, sugar, acidulants, artificial flavor, sodium citrate, ascorbic acid, and natural color. Now, looking more closely, you would see that its description (still found on the bottle) says,

“De-tox! Clean up! Chill out!
C2 is delicately brewed from natural green tea leaves of Camellia Sinensis. It is non-carbonated and ready-to-drink, with a cool clean taste that glides down light and easy. A healthy way to refresh yourself.
Real, natural tea like Camellia Sinensis, contains antioxidants, called ‘Catechins’. These antioxidants, together with proper diet, are known to help prevent certain diseases and cancers.”

The nutrition facts says that a service size is one glass which is around 240 ml. Per container of the small one, is just around one serving size. It has 120 calories. And 5 calories from fat. Its total fat is 1 gram which contains fat from natural tea oil and this one gram is around 2% of the daily value as per the Percent Daily Values (DV) which are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Its carbohydrates are 27 g which is 9% of the daily value. The sugars are 27 g.

Some information are also found on the bottle. It says ‘Serve chilled’, ‘Shake well before drinking’, and ‘Refrigerate after opening’. Underneath, it also says, ‘Contains natural ingredients. Color, taste, and body may vary. Natural tea leaft sediments may be visible at times.’

Unlike other bottled teas that use powered or artificial tea extracts, C2 green tea is made from real, natural green tea leaves that have been delicately brewed.

It is manufactured by the Universal Robina Corporation.