Abstract: Colorless, flavored, and carbonated beverages are disclosed, where at least one exemplary beverage includes at least 5% of the dietary reference daily intake (RDI) for a nutrient selected from an essential vitamin and an essential mineral, the 5% of the RDI for a specified nutrient being from a naturally-occurring source, and the naturally-occurring source being chosen from acerola juice, acerola juice concentrate, acerola powder extract, and combinations thereof. Also disclosed is a process for making a nutritive beverage product, the process including the steps of combining acerola juice and carbonated water and adjusting acerola juice concentration in the combination of acerola juice and carbonated water to yield at least 5% of dietary reference daily intake (RDI) of Vitamin C.