Hibiscus Makes a Splash

Published on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, by Kate Ramos / Edit Post

Hibiscus flower, most commonly seen stateside in iced tea and Mexican agua fresca, now shows promise as the next national health craze. A new hibiscus drink called Ooba has hit the shelves with claims of being heart-healthy and high in antioxidants.

Ooba comes in three flavors: straight-up hibiscus, hibiscus and orange, and hibiscus and lime. The lime flavor has the citric acid flavor of 7UP, and is not really limey at all, but the hibiscus and hibiscus and orange are sweet and tangy with a nice effervescence. Each drink only has 90 calories but in an effort to be a little more health conscious with my health drink, I like to spike some club soda with a little bit of Ooba: even fewer calories and still tasty.

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  • One of my friends mentioned a completely different Hibiscus drink some time ago. I have just tried it and it tastes amazing. The company is from the UK and as I understand they are just trying to break into the USA market. They have a few different ranges to choose from, but I had the sparkling version, which tasted great and was less than 70 calories for 240ml serving. Their other products are...+READ

    One of my friends mentioned a completely different Hibiscus drink some time ago. I have just tried it and it tastes amazing. The company is from the UK and as I understand they are just trying to break into the USA market. They have a few different ranges to choose from, but I had the sparkling version, which tasted great and was less than 70 calories for 240ml serving. Their other products are free from any sugars. Their website is: www.hibdrinks.com-COLLAPSE

  • Ninety calories--all of them from sugar. Better to buy inexpensive dried hibiscus flowers (available in stores that carry Latin ingredients or from Mexgrocer.com) and make you own infusion, adding Splenda or your sugar substitute of choice. I sometimes make it with a stick of cinnamon or some grated ginger for a change of flavors.