Abstract: In a beverage pod arranged for use in a beverage forming machine to make a beverage, the beverage pod has a container with an interior space, and with a beverage material located in the interior space. The beverage material is usable to form a beverage by interaction of the beverage material with a pressurized liquid introduced into the interior space upon initiation of a mixing process. The beverage pod further includes a turbulent flow creating structure in the interior space to cause mixing of the beverage material and pressurized liquid relative to the container, in response to a pattern of water jets exiting the turbulent flow creating structure so as to saturate and mix the beverage material.