Beverages with orange
Cappy Orange juice
1 L
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 39
Cappy Orange juice scores 39 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points High fructose corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 9 points Sugars 4.4 g / 100 ml: 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 same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Orange juice
Ingredients
- High fructose corn syrup minus 20 points
- Gum arabic (acacia) minus 2.5 points
- Glycerol ester of rosin (ester gum) minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Sugars 4.4 g / 100 ml minus 9 points
- Energy 21 kcal / 100 ml minus 2 points
100 − 61.5 = 38.5 → 39
Can’t score above 79. Contains high fructose corn syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][4]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 21 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 4.7 g |
| Sugars | 4.4 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Ingredients
- Water
- sugar or fructose-glucose syrup (high concern)
- orange pulp (5%)
- orange juice concentrate
- acidity regulators (citric acid, sodium citrate) (not recognized)
- thickening agents (acacia gum, glycerol esters of wood rosins) (not recognized)
- flavourings
- antioxidant (ascorbic acid) (not recognized)
- colour (beta-carotene) (not recognized)
Label text, as published
Water, sugar or fructose-glucose syrup, orange pulp (5%), orange juice concentrate, acidity regulators (citric acid, sodium citrate), thickening agents (acacia gum, glycerol esters of wood rosins), flavourings, antioxidant (ascorbic acid), colour (beta-carotene).
Allergens and diets
May contain: Gluten
- 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 184.1866 High fructose corn syrup
“a sweet, nutritive saccharide mixture containing either approximately 42 or 55 percent fructose”
ecfr.gov
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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