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Date Juice
Date Juice
Low concern
Date juice is concentrated fruit sugar (fructose/glucose) with trace minerals. Caloric and glycemic impact comparable to other added sugars; standard added-sugar caveats apply.
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12 products
What it is
Juice extracted from dates (Phoenix dactylifera fruit).
Natural sweetener.
Why it's flagged
- added sugar
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, sugars from syrups and honey, and sugars from concentrated fruit or vegetable juices."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Whole fruit and juice, GRAS; counted as 'added sugars' in nutrition labeling when concentrated
European Union — EFSA
Traditional food/sweetener
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