Red flags present. Best treated as an avoid-for-regular-use product unless the underlying evidence changes.
The issue is frequency: the red flags make this a poor default, even if rare use carries lower practical concern.
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A single 200ml serving contains 21. 4g of sugar.
This is 86% of the WHO's daily recommended limit for an adult. The sugars are considered 'free sugars' by health bodies as they come from reconstituted concentrate [1].
This is a NOVA Tier 4 (Ultra-Processed) product. It is reconstituted from fruit concentrates and contains industrial additives like acidity regulators (INS 330, 331) and stabilizers (INS 440) [1, 4].
Contains negligible fat (0. 1g/100ml) and is free from palm oil, trans fats, or other unhealthy oils [1].
Very low in sodium at 4mg/100ml, which is a negligible part of the daily recommended limit [1].
The '100% Fruit Juice' claim is misleading. The product is 48% reconstituted concentrate plus water and additives.
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has directed Tropicana to modify these claims [2].
While there are no product recalls, parent company PepsiCo was fined by ASCI in 2021 for misleading 'pure fruit juice' claims [2]. The product was cleared in FSSAI tests following the 2015 Maggi crisis [3].
| Energy | 48 kcal |
| Total Carbohydrate | 11.5 g |
| Sugars | 10.7 g ⚑ Per serving (200ml): 21.4g |
| Total Fat | 0.1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Trans Fat | 0 g |
| Sodium | 4 mg |
Water, Fruit Juice from Concentrate (48%)* [Orange (20%), Pineapple (10%), Red Grape (10%), Apple (5%), Mango (3%)], Sugar**, Acidity Regulators (INS 330, INS 331), Stabiliser (INS 440), Antioxidant (INS 300). *Fruit Juice content 48% from concentrate. **Added Sugar negligible.
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