Which is the healthiest orange juice brand?

Fruit is always better than the juice. But we all love Orange Juice. Store bought orange juice is mostly sugar loaded, but there are some options that are healthier. Ever wondered, which is the healthiest? Here, we give you a lowdown on the good and the bad of healthy orange juices, and the Fitho choice for Orange Juice!

Photo- Orange juice (pricklebush@flickr)

We considered the leading orange juice brands in India- Tropicana, Real, Activ and Minute Maid Pulpy Orange.

Both Activ and Tropicana took an immediate lead over Minute Maid and Real, since they had no added sugar. Their ingredients were primarily water and orange juice concentrate. Between Activ and Tropicana, Activ had marginally higher Calcium content, and Tropicana had more Potassium.

Product ingredients are listed in order of decreasing weight. Real’s ingredient list is- water, orange juice concentrate, sugar, etc. For Minute Maid, it is- water, sugar, orange juice, etc.
Minute Maid has more sugar than Orange Juice, in its ‘Pulpy Orange’ drink!

Between the Tropicana and Activ, we liked the taste of Tropicana better. So, the Fitho choice for Orange Juice is Tropicana.

Below is the nutritional info for all 4 Orange Juices
Tropicana: 48 cal; 11 gms Sugar, Vitamin C- 16 mg, Potassium- 170 mg, Calcium- 18 mg. No added sugar.
Real Activ: 48 cal; 12 gms Sugar, Vitamin C- 20 mg, Potassium- 86 mg, Calcium- 18 mg. No added sugar
Real: 56 cal; 13 gms Sugar, Vitamin C- 12.5 mg, Potassium- 70 mg, Calcium- 5 mg. Contains added sugar.
Minute Maid: 42 cal; 10.5 gm Sugar (no more info). Contains added sugar

Note that most packaging is more than 100 ml. The smallest we found was 200 ml. Most of us consume a whole package, so be careful of how many calories you’re taking in. Still, the fruit is better than the juice, so go for that!

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5 Responses to “Which is the healthiest orange juice brand?”

Facebook User on May 26th, 2009 3:21 pm

I used to be an Activ drinker. Now, I’m a Tropicana drinker
Maddy on July 11th, 2011 1:57 pm

I cant understand, how both Tropicana and Real Activ with no added sugars still has more calories than Minute Maid.

Please enlighten this claim
Fitho on July 11th, 2011 2:37 pm

@Maddy, that is simple. If you dilute your juice with more water, then the caloric density (that is calories/gm) can be lower than those orange juices which don’t have sugar.
Evangeline on August 30th, 2012 11:38 pm

What an interesting article you have here, very helpful and educative. I’ll always come back for more. Thank you for the informative article.
Michael Anderson on November 25th, 2012 7:05 pm

For the active or for the top two…im puzzled..why do you say no added sugars at all..but its saying 11 and 12…no much off from the other two??