Alphonso Mango Juice — BULLSHIT
Munch or Dump rates Alphonso Mango Juice by Raw Pressery BULLSHIT — score 0/90.
Sold as natural, real-fruit, no-added-sugar with no preservatives, but it's 51% pulp diluted with water, sweetened with added fructose, and preserved with a sulphite (INS 224) - the package directly contradicts the label.
Why this verdict
- Marketed 'no added sugar / naturally sweet' but added fructose is the #3 ingredient
- Claims 'no added preservatives' yet contains INS 224, a sulphite preservative
- Only 51% mango pulp - the rest is water plus added sugar
- Fructose is a refined free-sugar that spikes fat storage in the liver
- FSSAI has flagged this brand's mango drink for misleading claims
Ingredients (5)
- Alphonso Mango Pulp (51%) (safe) — Real fruit pulp - the one genuinely good thing here, but at only 51% it's half water and additives.
- Water (safe) — Bulking agent that keeps this a low-fat spread; inert.
- fructose (moderate) — A second added sweetener stacked on top of sugar.
- Vitamin C (INS 300 / Ascorbic Acid) (safe) — Added as an antioxidant to prevent browning; harmless and a minor nutrient.
- INS 224 (Potassium Metabisulphite) (moderate) — A sulphite preservative/antioxidant - directly contradicts the 'no added preservatives' claim and can trigger reactions in sulphite-sensitive people.