V8 (drink)

V8 Vegetable Juice, sometimes simply referred to asV8, is atrademarkedname for a number of beverage products sold worldwide that are made from eightvegetables, or a mixture of vegetables andfruits. Since 1948, the brand has been owned byThe Campbell's Company(Campbell Soup Company before November 2024).
The original V8 vegetable juice was tomato-based and got its name from the fact that it contained juice from eight different vegetables.
The original V8 is a savory juice. It is made mainly from water and tomato concentrate, and reconstituted vegetable juice blend: water and concentrate of eightvegetables, specifically:beets(beetroot),celery,carrots,lettuce,parsley,watercress,spinach, andtomato.Campbell's has produced several varieties of the drink, such as Original, Spicy Hot, Hint of Black Pepper, Lemon, Picante, Low-Sodium, and Organic.
Three spin-offs of the V8 brand, "V8 Energy", "V8 Splash" and "V8 V•Fusion", are blends of fruit and vegetable (specifically carrot) juices.  V8 Splash is ajuice cocktailpartially sweetened withhigh-fructose corn syrupandsucralose; diet versions of V8 Splash omit the high-fructose corn syrup. V8 Energy also classifies as a cocktail and is partially sweetened with sucralose. V•Fusion is made from 100% juice.
V8 Vegetable Juice was developed by Frank Constable ofChicago,Illinois, who worked as a contractor for W.G. Peacock (1896–1948), the founder of the New England Products Company, which manufactured individual vegetable juices under the brand name Vege-min since 1933.Tomato juicemade up around 87% of the original drink.In 1947, Frank Constable devised a new formula for the "Vege-min 8 Vegetable Cocktail Juice", which remains today. The product was named by Constable after theV8 engine, the most powerful at the time. In 1948, theCampbell Soup Companyacquired the brand from the Charles Loudon Packing Company inTerre Haute, Indiana, and has maintained continuous production of the beverage through the present day.V8 Juice was discontinued in the UK in 2023.
A fewcocktaildrinks use V8, most famously the "bloody eight" or "eight ball", which is aBloody Marywith V8 instead oftomato juice.Clamato, with a taste profile more savory than V8, is also common in variations.
V8 also markets a Bloody Mary Mix under its vegetable juice line. The composition is more traditional, using only tomato and lemon juices.
Campbell's also makes sweet-flavoredV8 100% Fruit & Vegetable Juice, combining vegetable juice with fruit juices for one serving of vegetables and one serving of fruits. This is available elsewhere asV8 V-Fusion.  They are also sold in "light" versions containing 50% juice (1/2 serving of vegetables and 1/2 serving of fruits) with added flavors to reduce calorie content.V8 V-Fusion + Teawas recently introduced.  It contains a 1/2 serving of vegetables and a 1/2 serving of fruits.
Some varieties are composed of:
InAustralia, the V8 range includes100% Fruit & Vegetable Juice, combining vegetable juice with fruit juices for one serving of vegetables and one serving of fruit, in the following flavors:⠀
In 2015, the V8Power Blendrange was also launched in Australia; these100% Vegetable Juice & Fruitjuices contain two servings of vegetables and are available in the following flavors:
V8 also manufactures a line of juice-basedenergy drinks, sold in individualaluminumcans. Each includes 80 mg ofcaffeine(fromgreen tea) per serving and is fortified withB vitamins. V8 Energy drinks are typically lower in sugar per fluid ounce compared to its juices, with the drinks partially sweetened withsucralose; other thancaffeine, V8 Energy does not contain any of the various other stimulants (such astaurine, guarana,carnitine,inositolorglucoronolactone) found in other energy drinks.
Example nutrition information for V8 Vegetable Juice: