APPLE JUICE — MUNCH

Munch or Dump rates APPLE JUICE by Langer Juice Company, Inc. MUNCH — score 95/90.

This is about as simple as bottled juice gets: apple juice from concentrate plus a little vitamin C. There is no added sugar, no color, no preservative and no sweetener stack. Just keep in mind that even pure juice is naturally high in fruit sugar, so it hits your blood sugar faster than eating the whole apple.

Why this verdict

• Two-ingredient list: apple juice from concentrate and ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
• No added sugar, artificial sweetener, color or preservative
• Ascorbic acid here is added vitamin C, not an industrial additive to worry about
• Minimally processed (reconstituted from concentrate), NOVA 2

Ingredients (2)

• apple juice from concentrate (moderate) — A sugar source presented as the 'fruit' in the product.
• AND ASCORBIC ACID (safe) — Vitamin C, used as a preservative.