Sunny D, Fruit Punch
The processing score reflects 15 ingredients, including artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, artificial flavoring, plus 2 more we flag.
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Ingredients
11 listed · 5 flagged for reviewWATER, CORN SYRUP AND 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: CONCENTRATED JUICES (ORANGE, APPLE, GRAPEFRUIT), CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID, THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE, CELLULOSE GUM, SUCRALOSE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE TO PROTECT FLAVOR, RED 40 AND BLUE 1.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Sunny D, Fruit Punch scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup And 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Concentrated Juices (Orange, Apple, Grapefruit)): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Artificial Sweeteners (Sucralose): Synthetic sweeteners are definitive UPF markers.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate To Protect Flavor): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Colors (Red 40 And Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Juices, this product is more processed than about 93% of the 9,905 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Sunny D, Fruit Punch's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Hexametaphosphate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid, Malic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ascorbic Acid, Thiamin Hydrochloride.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
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Less Processed Alternatives
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About our scores and this content
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