Fruits
Bolthouse Farms Green Goodness 100% Juice Smoothie
460 mL
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains caffeine
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 54
Bolthouse Farms Green Goodness 100% Juice Smoothie scores 54 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- 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
- minus 4 points Energy 53 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 same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Green Goodness 100% Juice Smoothie
Ingredients
- 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
- Energy 53 kcal / 100 ml minus 4 points
100 − 46 = 54
Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 53 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 12.4 g |
| Sugars | 11.1 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0.7 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 1 portion (450 ml)
Ingredients
- Pineapple Juice From Concentrate (Water, Pineapple Juice Concentrate)
- Apple Juice From Concentrate (Water, Apple Juice Concentrate) (high concern)
- Mango Puree From Concentrate (Water, Mango Puree Concentrate)
- Banana Puree
- Cucumber Juice From Concentrate (Water, Cucumber Juice Concentrate)
- Kiwi Puree
- Natural Flavors
- Spirulina
- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
- Green Tea
- Spinach
- Broccoli
- Barley Grass
- Wheatgrass (not recognized)
- Garlic
- Jerusalem Artichoke
- Nova Scotia Dulse
Label text, as published
Pineapple Juice From Concentrate (Water, Pineapple Juice Concentrate), Apple Juice From Concentrate (Water, Apple Juice Concentrate), Mango Puree From Concentrate (Water, Mango Puree Concentrate), Banana Puree, Cucumber Juice From Concentrate (Water, Cucumber Juice Concentrate), Kiwi Puree, Natural Flavors, Spirulina, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Green Tea, Spinach, Broccoli, Barley Grass, Wheatgrass, Garlic, Jerusalem Artichoke, Nova Scotia Dulse
Allergens and diets
Contains: Gluten
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Pet 1 polyethylene terephthalate
Context only: no points in v1.
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
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Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much?
“For most adults, the FDA has cited 400 milligrams* a day — that's about two to three 12-fluid-ounce cups of coffee — as an amount not generally associated with negative effects.”
fda.gov
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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III point 4.1 (beverages with high caffeine content)
“‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’”
eur-lex.europa.eu