Fruit Flavored Drink

part of: Fruit Drink, product

Fruit-flavoured drinks sit at the lighter end of the juice spectrum — they carry fruit flavour but contain very little actual juice. They’re typically sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners and are designed as a refreshing, affordable soft drink alternative.

These products are common in the chilled drinks aisle and are quite different from fruit juice or even fruit juice drinks, which contain significantly more real juice. The flavour comes primarily from added flavourings rather than from the fruit itself.

Produced
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How it's made

Water is blended with a small amount of fruit juice (less than 3%), sweeteners, flavourings, colours, and sometimes preservatives. The mixture is pasteurised or otherwise treated for shelf stability, then packaged in bottles or cartons.

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 64kcal
Protein 0g
Carbs 16g
Fat 0g
Fibre 0g Sugar 15.8g
Mass Distribution

1 cup (8 fl oz) is about 238 g — roughly 150 kcal of this.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈0.82kg
Freshwater ≈189.55L
Land ≈0.92

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

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How it was calculated

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