Juices and nectars
Apple & Eve 100% Juice
6.75 fl oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 40
Apple & Eve 100% Juice scores 40 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 14 points Sugars 10 g / 100 ml: Very high in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
100% Juice
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
- Sugars 10 g / 100 ml minus 14 points
- Energy 45 kcal / 100 ml minus 4 points
100 − 60 = 40
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 |
| Carbohydrates | 10.5 g |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 200ml
Ingredients
- APPLE JUICE - FILTERED WATER SUFFICIENT TO RECONSTITUTE APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE
- ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)
- L-MALIC ACID (FOR TARTNESS)
- FRUIT PUNCH - APPLE JUICE (FILTERED WATER, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE)
- PEAR JUICE (FILTERED WATER, PEAR JUICE CONCENTRATE)
- CHERRY JUICE (FILTERED WATER, CHERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE)
- PINEAPPLE JUICE (FILTERED WATER, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE)
- CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS)
- NATURAL FLAVORS
- ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)
- VERY BERRY - APPLE JUICE (FILTERED WATER, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE)
- PEAR JUICE (FILTERED WATER, PEAR JUICE CONCENTRATE)
- NATURAL FLAVORS
- STRAWBERRY JUICE (FILTERED WATER, STRAWBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE)
- RASPBERRY JUICE (FILTERED WATER, RASPBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE)
- CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS)
- ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)
Label text, as published
APPLE JUICE - FILTERED WATER SUFFICIENT TO RECONSTITUTE APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), L-MALIC ACID (FOR TARTNESS),FRUIT PUNCH - APPLE JUICE (FILTERED WATER, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE), PEAR JUICE (FILTERED WATER, PEAR JUICE CONCENTRATE), CHERRY JUICE (FILTERED WATER, CHERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE), PINEAPPLE JUICE (FILTERED WATER, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE), CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS), NATURAL FLAVORS, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C),VERY BERRY - APPLE JUICE (FILTERED WATER, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE), PEAR JUICE (FILTERED WATER, PEAR JUICE CONCENTRATE), NATURAL FLAVORS, STRAWBERRY JUICE (FILTERED WATER, STRAWBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE), RASPBERRY JUICE (FILTERED WATER, RASPBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE), CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS), ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)
Allergens and diets
- 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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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