With a short and mostly recognizable ingredient list, V8 juice is a healthy option, says Crumble Smith, but it doesn't come anywhere close to eating real whole fruits and vegetables. “Unless you're getting the low sodium (V8), there's a ton of sodium in that,” Crumble Smith says.

The iconic “should've had a V8” slogan was introduced in the 1970s, after a 1960s tagline “Wow, it sure doesn't taste like tomato juice,” was put to bed. Fortunately that idea had enough legs to be, uh, borrowed in 1981 for “I can't believe it's not butter.”

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 the V8 engine, the most powerful at the time.

It began in 1933, with a delightful fellow by the name of W.G. Peacock and his delicious blend of 8 vegetable juices. 86 years later, we're still counting on those same veggies to make V8 tasty. From delicious, nutritious tomatoes, to the 7 others – beetroot, carrots, celery, spinach, parsley, lettuce and watercress.

But mass marketed, processed, vegetable juice has nowhere near the health punch that whole vegetables do. The sodium content should also be a concern. An occasional V8 is fine for most people, but you should still focus on having a variety of whole vegetables in your diet.

V8 juice is also substantially lower in sugar compared to soda and fruit juice, making it the optimal choice if you are trying to limit sugar intake. An 8-ounce serving of V8 has only 7 grams of sugar compared to the average 39 grams found in a 12-ounce serving of soda.

In honor of Elvis's birthday yesterday, I thought I'd bring you today's Words of Wisdom via the King himself. Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine. This Elvis quote simply means that if you want your dreams to go anywhere, you've got to rev them up yourself.

Whereas, a V8 means an 8-cylinder engine. But, you may wonder what the 'V' means in V6 and V8. The 'V' represents the way cylinders are arranged in your engine.

V8 juice was then bought by the Campbell Soup Company – a deal which included a manufacturing plant in Napoleon, Ohio, which is still used today.

8-cylinder engine Whereas, a V8 means an 8-cylinder engine. But, you may wonder what the 'V' means in V6 and V8. The 'V' represents the way cylinders are arranged in your engine. V-type engines have cylinders placed in a V-like shape, or to put it the other way, in two equal rows.

V8 Original 100% Vegetable Juice has no sugar added and no artificial colors or flavors. The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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