{"id":18798,"date":"2022-02-15T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=18798"},"modified":"2022-02-04T12:36:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T17:36:55","slug":"fruit-drinks-are-not-the-same-as-fruit-juice-dont-be-misled-by-confusing-label-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2022\/02\/15\/fruit-drinks-are-not-the-same-as-fruit-juice-dont-be-misled-by-confusing-label-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit Drinks Are Not the Same as Fruit Juice: Don\u2019t Be Misled by Confusing Label Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/140059.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/140059.png 208w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/140059-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics\n(AAP), recommend putting limits on the amount of 100% fruit juice that children\ndrink in a day. That\u2019s because excessive fruit juice consumption is associated\nwith overweight and obesity and dental cavities. Ideally, children would eat\nfresh fruit and not rely on fruit juice to provide vitamin C and other\nnutrients. For the record, the AAP calls for limiting 100% fruit juice to no\nmore than <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>4 ounces per day for 1- to 3-year olds, <\/li><li>4-6 ounces per day for 4- to 6-year olds, <\/li><li>8 ounces per day for older children and teens\n(1).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It gets confusing when we think of all the fruit <strong>drinks<\/strong> that are out there. These\nproducts may be called juice beverages, juice drinks, juice cocktails, diluted\njuice, fruit punch, fruit-flavored juices, or other names that imply that they\nare filled with fruit. In reality, they may be mostly sugar (or artificial\nsweeteners) and water. At best, they contain some fruit juice but are not 100%\njuice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent study (2) found that almost all fruit drinks that\nwere purchased by households with young children had claims on their labels\nthat made them appear to be healthy. The most common claims suggested that\nproducts had \u201cnatural flavors,\u201d \u201cno preservatives, or that they were \u201corganic.\u201d\nAnother common label claim was that products had \u201c100% Daily Value of vitamin\nC\u201d or were a \u201cgood source of vitamin C.\u201d Other claims included \u201csugar free,\u201d\n\u201cdoes not contain high-fructose corn syrup,\u201d and \u201cno artificial sweetener.\u201d\nIronically, although 97% of the products had label claims related to nutrition,\nnone would be considered part of a healthy diet for young children because they\ncontain added sugars or artificial sweeteners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The juice aisle can be confusing. Not only do fruit drinks\nmarketed to families with young children have statements on their labels that\nmay them appear to be healthy, but labels can have lots of statements. Some\nproducts may have 5 or more claims on the label. For busy shoppers, it may be\ntempting to grab a product with lots of pictures of fruit and statements like\n\u201cmade with pure cane sugar,\u201d \u201cmade with real fruit juice,\u201d \u201call natural,\u201d and\n\u201c10% juice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you choose to purchase juice, make sure that the label\nsays \u201c100% juice,\u201d or \u201ccontains 100% juice.\u201d (3) The name of the fruit may be\nincluded so an acceptable product could say \u201c100% Apple Juice.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>References<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Heyman MB, Abrams SA; Section on Gastroenterology,\nHepatology, and Nutrition; Committee on Nutrition. Fruit juice in infants,\nchildren, and adolescents: current recommendations. <em>Pediatrics<\/em>.\n2017;139(6):e20170967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Duffy EW, Hall MG, Dillman Carpentier FR, et al.\nNutrition claims on fruit drinks are inconsistent indicators of nutritional\nprofile: A content analysis of fruit drinks purchased by households with young children.\n<em>J Acad Nutr Diet<\/em>. 2021;121(1):36-46.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A Food Labeling Guide.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/81606\/download\">https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/81606\/download<\/a>.\n2013.&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD Health experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), recommend putting limits on the amount of 100% fruit juice that children drink in a day. That\u2019s because excessive fruit juice consumption is associated with overweight and obesity and dental cavities. 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