Solevita Bevanda ACE (Vitamin Juice Drink) — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Solevita Bevanda ACE (Vitamin Juice Drink) by Solevita ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
An 'ACE vitamin' juice drink that's mostly water and sugar with only ~32% fruit juice from concentrate. The wholesome vitamin halo hides what it really is: sugar water with a splash of fruit.
Why this verdict
- Added sugar is the #3 ingredient — about 10g/100ml, similar to a soft drink
- Only ~32% juice, all from concentrate; the rest is water and sugar
- Added flavouring plus two stabilisers (pectin, locust bean gum) — built, not pressed
- The 'ACE vitamin' name dresses up sugar water as a health drink
Ingredients (10)
- Water (safe) — First ingredient by weight; this pudding is mostly water, not milk.
- Orange juice from concentrate (19%) (safe) — Reconstituted from concentrate; carries some vitamin C but loses fiber and freshness.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar sitting ahead of cocoa; the main flavor driver here.
- Carrot juice from concentrate (7%) (safe) — Provides provitamin A (beta-carotene); a genuine but minor contributor.
- Lemon juice from concentrate (5%) (safe) — Adds tartness and a little vitamin C.
- Acerola cherry juice from concentrate (1%) (safe) — A natural vitamin C source, but at 1% it's mostly there for the label.
- flavouring (moderate) — Undefined flavour additive; opaque label with no detail on what's in it.
- Vitamin E (safe) — Fortification to justify the 'ACE' name; harmless but doesn't make sugar water healthy.
- Stabiliser: pectin (moderate) — Texturizer to give the watery drink body — a sign of formulation, not juice.
- Stabiliser: locust bean gum (moderate) — Second stabiliser stacked for mouthfeel and to keep the drink from separating.