Concentrated Raspberry Juice
Concentrated fruit juice is essentially fruit sugar and contributes added sugars. Per FDA's added-sugars labeling rule (effective 2018-2020), juice concentrates used as sweeteners are counted as added sugars on the Nutrition Facts label.
What it is
Raspberry juice with water removed to increase soluble solids; primarily fruit sugars and color.
Sweetener, natural color, flavoring.
Why it's flagged
- added sugars equivalent
What regulators actually say
"Added sugars include sugars that are added during the processing of foods (such as sucrose or dextrose), foods packaged as sweeteners (such as table sugar), sugars from syrups and honey, and sugars from concentrated fruit or vegetable juices."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Permitted as food/sweetener; counted as added sugars when used to sweeten
European Union — EFSA
Permitted as food
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