Ocean Spray Cranberry Classic — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Ocean Spray Cranberry Classic by Ocean Spray DUMP — score 20/90.

Mostly water and sugar with only 27% cranberry juice from concentrate. It's a sweetened drink wearing a health halo, not real juice.

Why this verdict

• Only 27% juice; the rest is water plus added sugar
• Added sugar is a top-three ingredient, ahead of the fruit/veg concentrate
• Vitamin C is added ascorbic acid, not from the cranberries
• Color and body come from concentrates and natural flavouring, not whole fruit
• A sweetened beverage that spikes blood sugar with little real-fruit benefit

Ingredients (6)

• Water (safe) — Inert; just adjusts texture.
• Cranberry juice from concentrate (27%) (safe) — Reconstituted cranberry juice; provides some polyphenols but only just over a quarter of the bottle.
• Sugar (concerning) — Added refined sugar, listed high - spikes blood sugar with no nutrition.
• Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (safe) — A small added vitamin; fine, but it's a health halo on a sugar drink.
• Vegetable and fruit concentrate (carrot, cranberry) (safe) — Used mainly to deepen the red color rather than for nutrition.
• natural flavouring (moderate) — Second vague flavour add; 'natural' tells you nothing about what it is.