As the trend for fruit smoothies surged in the 1990s, the Orange Julius company didn't want to be left out. After all, Orange Julius popularized the fruit smoothie with the original Orange Julius blended drink back in 1926. But as thicker smoothie drinks of more complex blends became popular, Orange Julius set out to put its own twist on the fruity beverage with a secret ingredient that is dumped into the blender along witht the fruit and a scoop of the original powdery compound that's added to the "julius" drinks. This new powder, called coconut-almond compound, includes a frothing and thickening agent, plus a hint of coconut and almond flavorings. Now you can clone your own version of the most popular variety of the chains Classic Smoothie using coconut syrup and almond extract as part of your own homemade secret recipe.