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Pink Grapefruit Juice From Concentrate

Low concern

Whole-fruit juice. Contributes natural sugars to diet (counted as 'added sugars' only when sweetened beyond fruit content).

Found in

124 products

What it is

Reconstituted juice from pink grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) concentrate.

Beverage base, flavoring, and acidulant.

Why it's flagged

drug interactions via CYP3A4 inhibition
natural sugar content
100% juice still counts toward sugar/calorie totals

What regulators actually say

"Grapefruit juice can interact with some medicines, and the interaction can produce some serious side effects."

FDA - Grapefruit Juice and Some Drugs Don't Mix — fda.gov

"Canned grapefruit juice... is the unfermented juice obtained from mature grapefruit."

21 CFR 146.135 — ecfr.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Standard of identity (21 CFR 146.135 - canned grapefruit juice); permitted food.

European Union — EFSA

Permitted whole food juice under general EU food law.

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