Aloe Vera Juice: Pleasant or Vile?

Published on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, by Sarah Perry / Edit Post

Some Chowhounds love aloe vera juice. "I'm so addicted to it," says kpaxonite. "Really? What the heck am I drinking then?" wonders icey. The kind of aloe vera juice that comes from jugs in the health food store is "the most vile thing I have ever tasted in my life," says icey. "I try to dilute it with water and lemon but it doesn't help."

The stuff that kpaxonite and other hounds are addicted to is not the pure aloe vera gel sold in jugs for health purposes, though. It's sweetened juice sold in beverage bottles, alongside sodas and bottled iced teas. The good stuff "has honey or other flavours added (lychee, pomegranate) and it's very refreshing and addictive," says BamiaWruz. "It isn't very cheap so I don't buy it all the time but I would love to. Much better than soft drinks for sure, and so yummy!" And porkbutt03 loves that the chunks of aloe have the texture of the inside of a grape.

Discuss: Anyone else love Aloe Vera juice

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  • I get mine in cranberry and apple flavour home delivered from here and i think its delicious!:
    http://www.pure-aloe-vera.co.uk/
    They can deliver prety much anywhere in the world

  • I used to buy aloe vera juice in jugs at WalMart in Nevada. I kept it in the fridge and drank it cold. It tasted fresh and a bit lemony, quite pleasant I thought.

  • Pure Aloe from the health food store is in fact vile. You have to mix it with orange juice or something. So why drink the pure stuff? Well it does have a "cleansing affect" if you know what I mean...so be careful when and where you drink it lol

  • Yep, the stuff in the jug is pretty vile. I had to drink it for a "cleanse" a few years back - I thought it tasted like "green". And not in a good way. It was sort of like sucking on grass.