Sunkist Invites Customers to Share Their First Taste of a Cara Cara Navel


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Fri. February 1st, 2013

<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sherman Oaks, CA-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">2.1.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Sunkist has just launched The Power Orange Challenge, encouraging a “taste discovery” of the Cara Cara Navel orange to commemorate the company’s 120th Anniversary. Far from your typical navel orange, the Cara Cara is exceptionally sweet and juicy with distinctive pink flesh. Aesthetically appealing as well as nutritious, the Cara Cara contains 150% of the daily recommended value of Vitamin C.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/sunkist020113body.jpg" alt="Sunkist The Power Orange Challenge" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Sunkist invites customers to try a delicious Cara Cara and share their first taste via video submission from now March 3, 2013 for a chance to win national fame and cash prizes.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"This is the perfect time of year to discover the mouth-watering Sunkist® Cara Cara. Mother Nature blessed us with a healthy crop that is extra sweet and juicy and sure to dazzle your taste buds after the first bite," commented Leland Wong, Director of Marketing. "The Power Orange Challenge is an exciting opportunity for consumers to share their taste experience with others."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Sunkist challenges citrus lovers nationwide to grab their video cameras, a Sunkist Cara Cara, and creatively share what they love about this delicious orange. Judges will evaluate entries on four criteria: entertainment value (30%), originality (20%), production quality (20%), and integration of two key Cara Cara characteristics from the list below (30%).<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Cara Caras have a bright orange outside and distinctive pink flesh on the inside.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Cara Caras are exceptionally sweet and juicy<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Cara Caras are seedless and easy to peel<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Cara Caras are a special hybrid of navel oranges and not related to grapefruit<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Cara Caras pack 150% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin C<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The ten first place winners will receive $120 and fifty second place winners will receive a $5 Sunkist coupon toward the purchase of any Sunkist citrus product and a handy citrus peeler. Customers can visit Sunkist on Facebook or visit www.sunkist.com/power-orange-challenge/ for complete contest details and official rules.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The Cara Cara is grown in California and Arizona, is easy to peel and is seedless. The pulp is juicy with a tangy cranberry-like zing. Quickly becoming a seasonal favorite, the orange is an excellent source of vitamins A and C, and is a good source of fiber, folate, and lycopene – a health promoting antioxidant.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.sunkist.com/products/licensed_products.aspx"target="_new">Sunkist</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">