Joint Juice Kiwi-Strawberry Fitness Water

Joint Juice Fitness Water was developed by The Stone Clinic in San Francisco to promote joint health. The 500ml bottle contains 1500mg of glucosamine. The folks at Joint Juice really want you to have a bottle...every day for 30 days. They have coupons on the site.

I chose the Kiwi Strawberry flavor, paid 99 cents at Target for a bottle.

Presentation/Appearance - 5/10 Simple blue plastic bottle. This beverage is intended to be drunk straight from the bottle, but I wanted to pour into a clear glass to get a good look. Incredibly, it looked like water.

Nose/Aroma- 5/10 Smells like water with a minor, oh so minor, touch of fruit. Without the label, I would not be able to identify the fruit. This would have scored higher if it was supposed to be flavorless.

Taste/Flavor - 6/10 Well, if it tasted just like water, that would have been great. But this is flavored. And, while not atrocious, the flavor isn't particularly strawberry or kiwi. There is some saltiness on the tongue. The drink is sweetened by sucrolose (only 10 calories in the whole bottle) and it shows. I'm not an artificial sweetener lover. Joint Juice is easy enough to drink.

Finish/Satisfaction - 6/10 Watery candy finish that doesn't last long. Thirst quenching, even if that isn't its primary function.

Overall - 5.8/10 Tastes much like any other flavored water. I guess the added glucosamine makes the difference.

Anyone take glucosamine supplements? Does it really make a difference?