How is this kissel different from ordinary packet kissel, and why does it contain vegetables and spices?

Classic packet kissel is usually just starch, sugar and fruit flavouring. Leovit Kissell PUHASTAV is made differently: its fruit and vegetable base includes apple, beetroot and celery, and the flavour profile is rounded out with barberry, coriander and bay leaf. This combination gives a spicy, less monotonous taste, so the drink comes across as functional rather than as a dessert.

The green tea in it is valued for its invigorating character, and corn silk extract is traditionally used in food and herbal blends. Magnesium, in the form of magnesium sulphate, is involved in many metabolic processes; its presence sets this product apart from ordinary kissel, which has no added minerals.

The vegetable ingredients, beetroot and celery, are traditionally included in drinks like this as part of a “lighter” menu. That is why Leovit kissel is more often chosen not as a dessert but as a snack during periods of more restrained eating, or as a way to vary one's usual drinks.

It is important to understand that the product is not a substitute for a complete diet and is not intended to treat or prevent any condition. It is a drink with an extended list of ingredients in a convenient sachet format.