Mezzo Mix

Mezzo Mix (official notation: mezzo mix) is a product of The Coca-Cola Company, first introduced in Germany in 1973. It is a mixture of orange soda and cola, a beverage popular in German-speaking countries, commonly known there as spezi, the generic trademark of the first brand of that type of soda.[1]

Mezzo Mix Zero and Coca-Cola Mezzo Mix
A 500ml Mezzo Mix bottle

About

Mezzo Mix is sold and produced officially only in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The brand's slogan, translates into English, as "Cola Kisses Orange". In Spain it is called Fanta Mezzo Mix Naranja & Cola. In Sweden it is called Fanta Mezzo[2] and was released in late January 2017 as a limited edition, connected to the music event called Melodifestivalen (Swedish qualifications to Eurovision Song Contest).

Mezzo Mix was previously one of eight international soda flavors featured and available for tasting at Club Cool in Epcot.

Mezzo Mix was later introduced in the United Kingdom in 2019, as a selection for the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine.

Varieties

There were two kinds of Mezzo Mix in the 1990s: orange and lemon. The latter was unpopular and was discontinued, but a lemon flavored Coke entered the market again in 2003. In July 2007, Mezzo Mix Zero was introduced in Germany as a low-calorie variant. Early 2013 around Valentine's Day, Mezzo Mix Berry Love was introduced in Germany. Instead of an orange-like flavor, it is a raspberry flavor mixed with cola. It was a limited edition, being available only in February.

Ingredients

Mezzo Mix contains water, sugar, orange juice, carbonation, color: caramel coloring, citric acid, flavoring, caffeine, ascorbic acid, stabilizer.

Similar products

Coca-Cola Orange, a product similar to Mezzo Mix, was sold in many countries in bottled, canned, fountain and Coca-Cola Freestyle, variants. Fanta Black Orange was sold in Sweden during the 1980s. During the Swedish Eurovision contest in 2017, a limited edition called Fanta Mezzo was released, but unlike the original mezzo the Fanta Mezzo was Fanta with a splash of cola.

References
  1. https://www.wsj.com/articles/germans-love-spezi-the-swamp-juice-soda-will-anyone-else-1457542759
  2. "Fanta Mezzo". Sockerbiten. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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