Fruit juices
Naked Piña Colada Machine Boosted Smoothie
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- No additives
Why it scores 36
Naked Piña Colada Machine Boosted Smoothie scores 36 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 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 14 points Sugars 10.2 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
Piña Colada Machine Boosted Smoothie
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Inulin (chicory root fiber) minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Sugars 10.2 g / 100 ml minus 14 points
- Energy 53 kcal / 100 ml minus 4 points
100 − 64 = 36
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 | 0.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 12.7 g |
| Sugars | 10.2 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 1.3 g |
| Protein | 0.4 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Serving: 1 bottle (449.517 g)
Ingredients
- pineapple juice
- apple juice from concentrate (water, apple juice concentrate) (high concern)
- banana puree
- coconutmilk (not recognized)
- orange juice
- chicory root fiber
- ue* lemon juice
- natural flavor
- % contains coconut ingredients
Label text, as published
pineapple juice, apple juice from concentrate (water, apple juice concentrate), banana puree*, coconutmilk, orange juice, chicory root fiber, ue* lemon juice, natural flavor, % contains coconut ingredients, rainforest alliance certified 5%
Allergens and diets
Contains: Tree nuts
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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