# Tomato juice vs. V8 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [February 28, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926 "2011-02-28T15:21:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/1 "2011-02-28T15:21:02Z")
I love them both. I hadn’t tried V8 until, maybe five years ago, and it supplanted TJ for several years. Lately, though, I’ve come full circle and now prefer straight tomato juice. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/2 "2011-02-28T15:28:39Z")
V8 if we are talking about drinking the stuff straight. Tomato juice all the way if we are talking about making a Bloody Mary. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/3 "2011-02-28T15:38:26Z")
I’ll go with low-sodium V8 with a splash of tabasco, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/4 "2011-02-28T15:57:17Z")
One of the ancillary tastes in V8 (celery? maybe parsley?) is too strong for me. I prefer tomato juice. Sadly, because of GERD, they’re both pretty rare treats for me. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/5 "2011-02-28T16:48:51Z")
They are both double-nasty, thank you for including that option. The very smell of either makes me want to hurl, and let us not discuss the very concept of “clamato”. I mean, seriously, were they a bunch of fourth graders trying to come up with the nastiest thing they could imagine? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/6 "2011-02-28T16:52:29Z")
Ew ew ew ew ew ew. Hate 'em both. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/7 "2011-02-28T17:16:48Z")
I like V8…as long as we’re talking about the non-tomato based ones. I don’t mind sweet potato, or carrot, or onion (might only be the store brand knockoff, though) or even small amounts of tomato mixed in with other things, but I’m not drinking primarily tomato anything. eww. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/8 "2011-02-28T17:19:18Z")
2 parts room tempurature V-8 with 1 part Clamato. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/9 "2011-02-28T17:21:09Z")
I used to like and drink both almost interchangeably but I really can’t now. I don’t know if the formulas were changed or if I became more sensitive to the sodium levels they contain but I just can’t drink it. The low sodium varieties don’t work for me either. If I want to drink tomato juice then I need to buy one bottle of the regular and mix one part of that with one and a half to two parts of the low sodium. It’s not worth the trouble. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/10 "2011-02-28T17:23:39Z")
I’m not in the habit of drinking either, but I don’t dislike them. I’m just not in the habit. But I do like V8 better than tomato juice. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/11 "2011-02-28T17:40:57Z")
Tomato juice all the way. I have at least one glass of tomato juice every day. Tomato juice brands are not created equally. Sacramento is the best. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/12 "2011-02-28T17:48:06Z")
I prefer V-8 because of the underlying celery flavor. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/13 "2011-02-28T17:48:53Z")
V-8, even for Bloody Marys. Remember, a Bloody Mary you can’t see through isn’t really a Bloody Mary. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/14 "2011-02-28T17:52:26Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > V-8, even for Bloody Marys. > Remember, a Bloody Mary you can’t see through isn’t really a Bloody Mary. You know I love you as the long lost twin brother (you’re the good twin) that I never had, but\_dude\_ V8 in a Bloody Mary? What’s next? Miracle Whip on Italian sausage? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/15 "2011-02-28T17:56:14Z")
Nah. Everybody knows you **ketchup** on Italian sausage! Given the amount of seasoning and vodka I put in a Bloody Mary, I could use anything as a mixer and not taste the difference. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/16 "2011-02-28T18:11:01Z")
I have a slight preference for V8 over tomato juice, but what makes both of them palatable is several dashes of Worcester sauce, couple hits of tabasco, maybe a few drops of the liquid from a jar of minced garlic. Clamato is suitable for drinking straight up, also benefits from Worcester though. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/17 "2011-02-28T18:21:00Z")
I generally prefer V-8, but to me there are a few dishes (mostly sandwiches) that specifically call for tomato juice on the side. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/18 "2011-02-28T18:22:58Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Nah. Everybody knows you **ketchup** on Italian sausage! Quite right. I hope we can agree that there is only one, true ketchup and its name is Heinz. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/19 "2011-02-28T19:02:45Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > I prefer V-8 because of the underlying celery flavor. This is what I came to say. I love tomato juice but love V-8 even more, for this reason **Crotalus** says. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926/20 "2011-02-28T19:09:22Z")
_Spicy_ V-8! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomato-juice-vs-v8/572926.md?page=2)