Organic Orange Juice From Orange Juice Concentrate
100% reconstituted orange juice is a whole-fruit juice providing vitamin C, folate, potassium. As a free-sugar beverage (~9 g sugar/100 mL), excessive intake is associated with weight gain and dental caries; AAP recommends limited juice for children.
What it is
Reconstituted orange juice produced by adding water to organic frozen orange juice concentrate.
Beverage; natural sweetener/acid in formulations.
Why it's flagged
- high free-sugar content
- low fiber vs whole fruit
- dental erosion
What regulators actually say
"Orange juice from concentrate is the food prepared by mixing water with frozen concentrated orange juice... such juice meets the requirements of §146.146."
"Fruit juice intake should be limited to, at most, 4 ounces daily for toddlers age 1-3 and 4-6 ounces for children age 4-6."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Orange juice from concentrate standard of identity at 21 CFR 146.145.
European Union — EFSA
Reconstituted fruit juice regulated under Council Directive 2001/112/EC.
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