Unlike clear fruit juice, smoothies usually blend whole ingredients together, creating a thicker texture and retaining much more of the fruit or vegetable.

They can be simple combinations of fruit and water or elaborate mixtures containing yogurt, oats, seeds, greens, and nut butters.

Mineral content, geology, source, treatment, temperature, and carbonation can all influence the flavor and texture of water.

This is why bottled mineral waters from different regions can have surprisingly distinctive characteristics.

It can be delicate and floral, dark and malty, grassy, smoky, sweet, or deeply aromatic depending on the type and preparation.

Although countless drinks are called tea, traditional tea comes from one plant: Camellia sinensis.