October 2011/Prepared Foods -- The term “smoothie” has many definitions in the U.S. marketplace. The most common definition of the term is a “thick, creamy beverage composed of both fruit and dairy ingredients.” In the broadest sense of the term, a smoothie can refer to a thick, non-dairy, chilled beverage.
Although often dairy and fruit in composition, smoothies’ perception is not limited to the above combinations. Smoothies are also often defined by thickness of texture and, sometimes, even by consumer involvement in their preparation.