Multifruit juices
Tropicana Pineapple Mango Refreshers
46 fl oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 21
Tropicana Pineapple Mango Refreshers scores 21 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): 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
Pineapple Mango Refreshers
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) 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 ml
- Sugars 10.4 g / 100 ml minus 14 points
- Energy 42 kcal / 100 ml minus 3 points
100 − 79 = 21
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 42 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 10.4 g |
| Sugars | 10.4 g |
| Added sugars | 9.2 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 240 mL
Ingredients
- Filtered water
- sugar (high concern)
- mango puree concentrate
- apple juice concentrate (high concern)
- pineapple juice concentrate (high concern)
- citric acid
- natural flavors
- orange juice concentrate
- passionfruit concentrate
- ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
Label text, as published
Filtered water, sugar, mango puree concentrate, apple juice concentrate, pineapple juice concentrate, citric acid, natural flavors, orange juice concentrate, passionfruit concentrate, ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
Allergens and diets
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Tropicana
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