Vita (Chinese: 維他) is a brand name of various types of beverage and food produced by Hong Kong–based beverage company Vitasoy.[1] First introduced in 1976 as a series of different flavored fruit drinks the brand later expanded to include the world's first ready-to-drink lemon tea beverage.[2][3] Vita-brand beverage are now available not only in Hong Kong, but also in different countries.[4]

Vita
TypeBeverage, food
ManufacturerVitasoy
Country of origin Hong Kong
Introduced1976
Websitewww.vitavitasoy.com

Different beverages such as fruit juice, tea, milk and water are given the Vita brand while high-protein soy milk drink are given the Vitasoy brand.

Variants

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Vending machine with Vita and Vitasoy-branded beverages.

Vita-brand

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Type Flavor
Fruit Juice Apple, Grape, Blackcurrant, Guava, Lemonade, Mango, Sugar Cane Juice, Lychee
Tea Ceylon Lemon, Chrysanthemum, Green, Honey Chrysanthemum, Honey Lemon, Thai Lemon, Japanese Pear, Jasmine, Lemon (VLT), Lime & Lemon, Peach
Milk Chocolate Milk, Hong Kong-style milk tea
Water Distilled Water

Vitasoy-brand

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  • Vitasoy series – original soy milk drinks
  • Calci-Plus series – calcium enriched plant milk
  • Pure series – "pure taste" drinks
  • Sansui series – (Chinese: 山水; lit. 'mountain water') non-GMO organic soybean soy milk and tofu

References

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  1. ^ "Homegrown Hong Kong: the wholesome story of Vitasoy". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. ^ Shurtleff, William (2014). History of soybeans and soyfoods in China and Taiwan. California: Lafayette. p. 2823. ISBN 9781928914686.
  3. ^ "Vita Lemon Tea Bittersweet, That's Me". Campaign. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. ^ Hong Kong's soy drink success - CNN Video, retrieved 2018-04-06
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