Concentrated White Grape Juice
Also known as: white grape juice concentrate
Concentrated grape juice is functionally an added sugar despite often being marketed as 'natural' or 'no added sugar.' Its sugar content per gram is comparable to table sugar. Excess intake is linked to weight gain, dental caries, and metabolic disease.
What it is
White grape juice (from green/yellow grapes, typically Vitis vinifera or V. labrusca) reduced by water removal to a concentrate (typically 65-70 Brix).
Natural sweetener, often used to substitute for refined sugar; flavor and color contributor.
Why it's flagged
- functions as added sugar despite 'natural' labeling
What regulators actually say
"Added sugars include... fruit juice concentrates that are in excess of what would be expected from the same volume of 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice of the same type."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Standard food product; counted as added sugar on the Nutrition Facts label when used as a sweetener.
European Union — EFSA
Standard food product.
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