

Grape, orange or other fruit flavored sodas (soft drinks) contain no juice.

Fruit drinks offer little or no nutritional value to a child's diet.

Most fruit drinks contain 10% or less of pure fruit juice and include added sweeteners, artificial flavors and sometimes fortifiers such as vitamin C or calcium. Fruit drinks are not as nutritious as 100% juice. Juice drinks, sometimes labeled as 'fruit beverages' or 'fruit cocktails', should not be mistaken for fruit juice. Some fruit juices are naturally a good source of vitamin C and others may be fortified with vitamin C or calcium. Juice contains only a small amount of protein, no fat or fiber (unless the pulp is included) and only small amounts of minerals and vitamins. (Concentrated juice has much of the water extracted during processing.)įruit juice is high in simple sugars, such as sucrose, fructose, glucose and sorbitol but deficient in complex carbohydrates. What's in fruit juice Fruit juiceįruit has a water content of around 90% (variations occur depending on the type of fruit), thus the main component of fruit juice is also water. Learn about the benefits and complications associated with giving babies fruit juice. But is it? It can be good or bad for babies depending upon the circumstances. Fruit juice is considered by many to be a healthy drink for babies.
