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Tropicana · 200 ml bottle · Juices

Tropicana 100% Orange Juice

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100% juice with no preservatives, but high natural sugar content and ultra-processed format raise health concerns.

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Fig. 01 · 200 ml bottle · web-sourced

§01 — Six-Axis Assessment

Red = warning
01/06Sugar loadRed

Threshold: RED (liquid) is triggered by sugar ≥5g per 100ml. Evidence shows Total Sugars: 11g per 100g (≈100ml) in the nutrition information, which exceeds the red threshold. Ingredient list also indicates a juice-from-concentrate base ("Concentrated Orange Juice"), consistent with a high free-sugar load in a drink format.

02/06Processing tierWatch

Insufficient product-label evidence in the provided sources to assign a NOVA tier with confidence, so this is marked YELLOW due to uncertainty. The research notes an ultra-processed classification, but the only available citation in this dataset is a retail page that does not document NOVA classification or processing steps. Without a clear, citable basis beyond the retail claim, NOVA group cannot be confirmed here.

03/06Fat profileClear

Threshold: GREEN is met because there is no evidence of added oils/fats or hydrogenated fats in the provided ingredient list ("Water, Concentrated Orange Juice, Natural Orange Flavour"). The available data does not indicate any trans fat or saturated fat concerns for this product.

04/06SodiumClear

Threshold: GREEN is met because sodium is below the yellow threshold for liquids (150 mg/100 ml). Evidence shows Sodium: <2mg per 100g (≈100ml), which is far below 150mg/100ml.

05/06Marketing deceptionWatch

Threshold: YELLOW applies because marketing claims appear accurate but may still create a health-halo. The cited on-page claim "No Preservative Added. No Artificial Colour Added. " is not contradicted by the listed ingredients, but the overall framing of a 100% juice drink can obscure the high sugar density (11g/100ml).

06/06Regulatory historyWatch

Insufficient India-specific regulatory evidence is provided to mark GREEN or RED. The dataset does not include FSSAI/ASCI/NCPCR orders, recalls, or complaint records; only a general statement that no major actions are publicly documented. Therefore, this is marked YELLOW due to limited evidence rather than confirmed clean record.

§05 — Timeline

01 Jan 2020
Tropicana 100% Orange Juice marketed in India with "No Preservative Added" claim
Regal Plus India · ref 1

§04 — Evidence Trail

Assessed under donteat.in methodology v1 · six-axis framework.

§06 — Ingredients

Water, Concentrated Orange Juice, Natural Orange Flavour