Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener)

What the evidence says

• Added sugarStrong evidence

  An added sugar. WHO strongly recommends keeping free sugars below 10% of energy; US guidelines say no amount of added sugars is recommended for a healthy diet. EFSA calls sugar a known cause of tooth decay and links sugary drinks to obesity and type 2 diabetes. [1][2][3]

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Popular products that list fruit juice concentrate (sweetener)

470 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list fruit juice concentrate (sweetener). The 12 most scanned:

• Fruit Snacks Welch's · 0.8 oz (22.7 g) Score 10 out of 100 Bad
• Granola Minis, Chocolate Chip & Mixed Berry Made Good Score 10 out of 100 Bad
• ORGANIC CHEWY GRANOLA BARS mixed berry Made Good · 144 g (6 * 24 g) Score 19 out of 100 Bad
• Layered Fruit Bars Variety Pack Pure Organic Score 37 out of 100 Poor
• ORGANIC GRANOLA BITES mixed berry Made Good · 0.85 oz (24 g) Score 22 out of 100 Poor
• Mighty Mango Machine Naked · 15.2 fl oz Score 39 out of 100 Poor
• Probiotic Strawberry Yoggies Nature's Garden · 21 oz Score 14 out of 100 Bad
• Zambia Bing Cherry Bai · 18 fl oz Score 50 out of 100 Okay
• Classic Ranch Yogurt Dressing & Dip Bolthouse Farms · 12 fl oz/355 mL Score 34 out of 100 Poor
• Lentil Vegetable Soup Amy's · 14.5 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good
• Barbecue Sauce Sweet Baby Ray's · 37 g Score 6 out of 100 Bad
• Organic Ketchup Unsweetened Primal Kitchen · 18.5 oz Score 60 out of 100 Good

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Yes

Gluten-free

Yes

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