Apple juices
Minute Maid Juice Box - 100% Juice Apple Juice
6 fl oz
Score
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 60
Minute Maid Juice Box - 100% Juice Apple Juice scores 60 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): An added sugar. Strong
- minus 14 points Sugars 10.7 g / 100 ml: Very high in sugar. Strong
- minus 4 points Energy 45 kcal / 100 ml: Energy-dense for its volume. Info
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Juice Box - 100% Juice Apple Juice
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Potassium phosphate minus 2.5 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Sugars 10.7 g / 100 ml minus 14 points
- Energy 45 kcal / 100 ml minus 4 points
100 − 40.5 = 59.5 → 60
Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 45 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 11.9 g |
| Sugars | 10.7 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 1 Juice Box (177 ml)
Ingredients
- PURE FILTERED WATER
- CONCENTRATED APPLE JUICE (high concern)
- CALCIUM CITRATE (CALCIUM SOURCE)
- VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID)
- POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE
Label text, as published
PURE FILTERED WATER, CONCENTRATED APPLE JUICE, LESS THAN 0.5% OF: CALCIUM CITRATE (CALCIUM SOURCE), VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID), POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE
Allergens and diets
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu