SunnyD Vodka Seltzer SunnyD Vodka Seltzer transforms Sunny Delight's tangy orange flavor into a 95-calorie, zero-sugar, 4.5% alcoholic seltzer.

1963 SunnyD (named Sunny Delight prior to circa 2003) is an orange drink developed in 1963 by Doric Foods of Mount Dora, Florida, United States. Additional plants were built in California and Ohio in 1974 and 1978, respectively.

WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP AND 2% OR LESS OF: CONCENTRATED ORANGE JUICE, CONCENTRATED TANGERINE JUICE, CONCENTRATED APPLE JUICE, CONCENTRATED LIME JUICE, CONCENTRATED GRAPEFRUIT JUICE, CONCENTRATED PEAR JUICE, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), NATURAL FLAVORS, MODIFIED ...

In 1999, a four-year-old girl in Rhyl, Wales, turned a yellow-orangey colour after overdosing on the Beta-carotene in the drink. To be fair, she was drinking 1.5 litres of the stuff a day but this was the straw that broke Sunny Delight's back. Sales halved, causing the company to have to rebrand in 2003.

1990s SunnyD was first developed in 1963, but later boomed in popularity in the 1990s garnering it a loyal fan base because of its tangy orange flavor that is likened to a much sweeter tasting (and sugar packed) version of regular orange juice.

Even the name “Sunny D” suggests there's vitamin D packed into each container. It is true that Sunny D contains 100 percent of the daily recommended amount of vitamin C, but health experts warn that its sugar content makes whatever nutritional value it does have superficial.

Sunny Delight Beverages Co.'s (SDBC) Anaheim, Calif., plant maintains one filler line dedicated to gallon bottles, which can run at speeds of about 100 packages a minute, says Keith Teeuwen, SDBC's Anaheim plant manager.

Sunny Delight really began to be famous when it was made in and released in America. The brand's fans over in America loved the drink, and were responsible for massive profits. One other crucial aspect of Sunny Delight's rise to fame in the 1990s was it's pioneering work on the internet.

Sunny Delight BeveragesSUNNYD / Manufacturer Sunny Delight Beverages Co. is the creator of SunnyD, formally known as Sunny Delight. It spun off from Procter & Gamble in 2004. The company is owned by Harvest Hill Beverage Company. Sunny Delight Beverages Co.

SUNNYD Vodka Seltzer has a 365 day shelf life. The date of manufacture is printed on the bottom of our cans in a Julian code format of YDDD. The first number represents the year and the last 3 represent the day of the year, e.g. 3055 would be the 55th day in 2023, or February 24, 2023.

Per Mental Floss, SunnyD is made up of about 98% water and corn syrup. And that citrusy tang you're tasting? It's not orange juice at all, but rather a combination of citric acid and fruit flavoring artificially colored with Yellow #5 and Yellow #6.

Sunny D has an extra amount of Vitamin D, a nutrient that is usually gained from sunshine. Vitamin D helps keep you happy, which is why people love being in the sun so much. Because the Vitamin D in Sunny D makes you feel happy, you are conditioned to associate Sunny D with feeling good.