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Health company Odwalla, owned by The Coca-Cola Company since 2001, has launched into the energy sector with a Tropical fruit juice blend combining pineapple, mango, guava and passion fruit plus extracts of yerba mate, green tea and guarana seed for concentration and vitality.

The drink contains 1mg of ginseng plus vitamins B1 and B2 to increase energy metabolism and vitamin E to boost the immune system.

"Odwalla Serious Energy is a different energy drink, with a blend of nature’s fruit juices," commented Nona Austin-King, Odwalla brand manager. "Odwalla Serious Energy is specially formulated to refuel and renew. It’s perfect for people who seek some get up and go, any time of the day."

Especially formulated with nutrition and taste to refuel and renew, it is packed in 45cl (15.2fl oz) recyclable plastic bottles.