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. 2020 Jun;110(6):871–880. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305621

TABLE 2—

Summary of Drink Labels by Category of “Fruit Punch” (or Similarly Flavored) Drinks Marketed to Children That Contain Juice or Purport to Contain Juice: United States, 2019

Product Category (No. of Products Evaluated) Statements of Identity (Key Words) Juice Percent Range Added Sugars Nonnutritive Sweeteners Most Common Statements Related to Sweeteners and Vitamins or Minerals Contain > 0% Juice, No. (%) of Products Apple is First Juice Ingredient, No. (% of Products Containing Juice)
100% juice (7) 100% juice; 100% juice blend from concentrate 100 None None No sugar added 7 (100) 7 (100)
100% vitamin C
Diluted juice (11) Juice drink; juice beverage; blend; naturally flavored; from concentrate 38–72 None None No sugar added 11 (100) 11 (100)
No high-fructose corn syrup
Less sugar than [other] juice
100% vitamin C
Juice drinks (8) Juice drink; fruit drink; juice cocktail; naturally flavored; artificially flavored; blend; from concentrate 5–20 Cane sugar; sugar; high-fructose corn syrup Stevia extract; sucralose; acesulfame potassium No sugar added 8 (100) 5 (63)
No high-fructose corn syrup
Less sugar than [other drinks]
100% vitamin C
Fruit-flavored drinks (8) Artificially flavored fruit drink; artificially flavored drink; naturally and artificially fruit-flavored drink 0–2 High-fructose corn syrup Sucralose; acesulfame potassium Less sugar than [other drinks] 2 (25) 2 (100)
100% vitamin C
Flavored waters (5) Naturally flavored water beverage; flavored water beverage; naturally flavored water drink 0–10 Cane sugar; sugar; high-fructose corn syrup Stevia extract; sucralose; acesulfame potassium No artificial sweeteners 1 (20) 1 (100)
Zero or low sugar claims