identity
Claire Aucella described her Santa Barbara serving as orange, sweet-tart and harder to sip than the berry smoothie. [2]
history
Costco’s January 2022 shareholder answers proposed a Hawaii test, with wider U.S. expansion conditional on success and a possible rotation with berry smoothie. That was a plan, not a nationwide launch announcement or fixed seasonal calendar. [1]
A Hawaii menu post in June 2022 and an author-identified Iwilei menu in January 2023 document the drink before Aucella’s June 2023 mainland tasting. The separate appearances do not establish continuous service between visits. [4] [5] [2]
nutrition
The company’s planned drink was described as having no added sugar, four servings of fruit and 9 g fiber, without a weight specified. The later chart’s table has a stated serving. No added sugar does not mean sugar-free. [1] [3]
| Nutrient | Mango smoothie (16 oz / 454 g)United States; photographed warehouse unspecified |
|---|---|
| Calories | 360 kcal |
| fat | 0 g |
| saturated fat | 0 g |
| trans fat | 0 g |
| cholesterol | 0 mg |
| sodium | 0 mg |
| carbohydrate | 87 g |
| fiber | 9 g |
| total sugars | 87 g |
| added sugars | 0 g |
| protein | 1 g |
| vitamin D | 0 mcg |
| calcium | 7 mg |
| iron | 0 mg |
| potassium | 208 mg |
- Mango smoothie (16 oz / 454 g): Historical chart printed January 17, 2024; shared March 1. Warehouse and capture date unknown. Not a current national or Hawaii-specific specification. Printed 87 g carbohydrate, 87 g total sugars and 9 g fiber have an unresolved internal accounting discrepancy; retained as printed. No per 100 g calculation. Source ↗
prices
distinctions
Aucella liked the fruit flavor but found the serving heavy and filling enough to share. She saw it as an occasional treat rather than her usual berry smoothie. Her sensory comparisons do not establish apples or any other unlisted ingredient. [2]
Local evidence
Price observations
- $2.99 · One mango smoothie; menu photograph does not state weight · Santa Barbara, California · report published 2023-06-19; sale date unknown. Photograph in June 19 review; capture and purchase dates unknown. The later 454 g chart serving is not assumed identical. [2]
- $2.99 · One menu-listed mango smoothie · Hawaii, warehouse unspecified · report published 2022-06-10; sale date unknown. UTC publication date, not sale or capture day. No serving weight or tax basis established. [4]
- $2.99 · One menu-listed mango smoothie · Iwilei, Hawaii (original-poster identification) · report published 2023-01-17; sale date unknown. UTC publication date, not transaction/capture date; no serving weight or tax treatment established. [5]
Nutrition observations
Read the scoped nutrition table and source limits in Nutrition ↑
Last checked 2026-10-05 UTC. A listing is not a live stock check.
Sources & photo rights
The January 2024 chart prints 87 g carbohydrate and 87 g total sugars alongside 9 g fiber, an unresolved accounting discrepancy. The printed values remain unchanged. The sheet is a customer photograph with no exact warehouse or capture day established. [3]
Hawaii post dates use UTC; their local calendar dates fall on the preceding day. Actual capture dates remain unknown. The company test plan and later mainland tasting do not establish permanent Hawaii exclusivity, a national withdrawal or current stock. A permitted photograph of the served drink remains unresolved. [1] [4] [5] [2]
- 1. 2022 shareholder questions and answers Open original source
Costco Wholesale · Published 2022-01-20 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Document relates to January 20 meeting. Exact answer-publication date, test-start date and subsequent rollout completion unspecified. No serving weight.
Supporting section
Page 1, nutritious food-court alternatives answer
- 2. Mango smoothie firsthand review and menu photographs Open original source
Claire Aucella · Published 2023-06-19 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Published June 19, 2023; exact visit date unknown. Author lives in Bakersfield but explicitly places this tasting in Santa Barbara. Photo rights not granted.
Supporting section
Tasting-location paragraph, texture discussion and close menu photograph
- 3. Photographed food-court nutrition chart, January 17, 2024 Open original source
Ping_shark / r/Costco · Published 2024-03-01 · Checked 2026-10-01 UTC. Customer photograph, not corporate-hosted. Printed timestamp is not capture or recipe-effective date. Warehouse unknown; no photo reuse grant. Mango carbohydrate accounting is internally inconsistent.
Supporting section
Original image headers; Mango Smoothie and Roast Beef Sandwich rows