[1] Flavor your water with (from the top) True Lime, True Grapefruit, True Lemon, and True Orange (all photos © True Citrus).

[2] One packet equals one wedge of citrus.

[3] No fresh lime for your Margarita? No problem!

[4] Try a blindfold test: sparkling water with a squeeze of fresh grapefruit, and sparkling water with a packet of True Grapefruit.

[5] An 8-ounce glass of orange juice has 24g (6 teaspoons) of sugar per. A glass of True Orange: zero calories.
 

[6] If you don’t have a fresh lemon, lime, orange, or grapefruit, just open a packet of the same True fruit. Check out all of these recipes.

Our Top Pick Of The Week is from True Citrus Company: crystallized citrus packets—True Grapefruit, True Lemon, True Lime, and True Orange—that the brand has described as “drink mix.”

To us,“drink mix” describes something from powdered iced tea to punch that we’d rather refer to them as water flavor packets or water enhancers. Or, citrus wedge substitutes. Whatever, they’re great.

The easy-to-carry packets (the size of a Splenda packet) are made from “crystallized” grapefruit, lemon, lime, and orange, which the brand defines as “taste of fresh squeezed lime wherever you go, made from real lime juice and oils.

The flavor really does taste fresh-squeezed. For us, it was love at first sip.

And no more dragging home (and recycling) heavy bottles of flavored water and seltzer. That’s why…
 
TRUE CITRUS IS OUR TOP PICK OF THE WEEK

We started out buying the grapefruit and lime, loved those so much we purchased lemon and orange, and loved those so much that we purchased the whole lemonade-limeade lime, the latter slightly sweetened and for review at a later date.

So this much is true: True Citrus packets have great flavor. What they doesn’t have:

 
Tasting is believing. You’ll be able to say goodbye to:

 
The packets are great for use at home, at work, on vacation, or just on-the-go.
 
 
WHAT IS “CRYSTALLIZED” LEMON, LIME, ETC.?

The “crystallized” powder is made from dehydrated citrus particles (grapefruit, lemon, lime, or orange), made from the juice of the citrus plus oil from the peel*. The process is patented.

True Lemon debuted in 2003, after years of researching how to crystallize (dehydrate) the lemon juice and oils together in order to deliver a convenient, shelf-stable lemon wedge replacement.

The proprietary process locks in the fruit’s oils & juices, capturing authentically tart citrus flavor.

The three other citrus flavors were subsequently introduced (grapefruit, lime, and orange).

Today, True Citrus makes more than 40 different citrus based citrus wedge replacements, unsweetened water enhancers, drink mixes and salt-free seasoning blends.

> You can see the entire range of products here.
 
 
WHEN TO USE TRUE CITRUS

Each packet takes the place of a fresh citrus wedge. All can be used:

 
> Check out all of these recipes!
 
 
GET YOUR TRUE CITRUS

In addition to our own stash, we’ve been gifting boxes to friends and family who’ve expressed the desire to drink more water. Every one of them has become a customer of multiple flavors.

True Citrus products are available at:

 
The regular box of 32 packets costs around $9, or 28¢ per packet. But when you start using several packets a day—as we do—a bulk box of 500 packets is deeply discounted to a mere 4¢ per packet.

When life hands you a [True] Lemon—or Lime, or Grapefruit, or Orange—add it to sparkling or still water and drink it!

> The history of grapefruits.

> The history of lemons.

> The history of limes.

> The history of oranges.