Juices and nectars
Ocean Spray Grape Cranberry Juice Drink
240 mL
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 33
Ocean Spray Grape Cranberry Juice Drink scores 33 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Grape Cranberry Juice Drink
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 10.8 g / 100 g minus 5 points
100 − 67 = 33
Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 42 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 11.3 g |
| Sugars | 10.8 g |
| Fiber | 0.7 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 1 serving (150 ml)
Ingredients
- FILTERED WATER
- GRAPE JUICE (WATER, GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- CRANBERRY JUICE (WATER, CRANBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE)
- FUMARIC ACID
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- VEGETABLE CONCENTRATE FOR COLOR
- SODIUM CITRATE
- ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)
- CITRIC ACID
Label text, as published
FILTERED WATER, GRAPE JUICE (WATER, GRAPE JUICE CONCENTRATE), SUGAR, CRANBERRY JUICE (WATER, CRANBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE), FUMARIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, VEGETABLE CONCENTRATE FOR COLOR, SODIUM CITRATE, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), CITRIC ACID.
Allergens and diets
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Ocean Spray
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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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org