Grape Juice
Also known as: raisin juice
Grape juice is a whole-food-derived beverage. It is high in naturally occurring sugars (fructose, glucose) - approximately 36 g sugar per cup - and lacks the fiber of whole grapes.
What it is
Juice obtained from pressing grapes (Vitis species). Sold as 100% juice or as a sweetener concentrate.
Beverage, sweetener (when concentrated), flavoring.
Why it's flagged
- high naturally-occurring sugar content; AAP recommends limiting juice for children
What regulators actually say
"Although fruit juice is healthier than fruit drinks, it is not preferred over whole fruit and offers no nutritional benefit over whole fruit for infants and children."
"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; '100% juice' regulated under 21 CFR 101.30.
European Union — EFSA
Standard food product.
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