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Summary
This strawberry lemonade contains beneficial ingredients like apple juice, strawberry puree, and lemon juice, which provide vitamins and antioxidants. However, it includes 'natural flavors,' which are often highly processed and lack transparency, impacting the product's overall healthiness. The presence of multiple gums and the processing level further limit its score, despite the absence of major harmful additives.
Key ingredients 11
Strawberry PureeVery Good
Provides whole fruit content rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and dietary fiber.
See more about Strawberry Puree →Apple JuiceGood
Provides natural hydration, fruit flavor, and vitamins, though it contributes naturally occurring fruit sugars.
See more about Apple Juice →ApplesGood
Whole food ingredient providing natural fiber, vitamins, and beneficial plant compounds.
See more about Apples →Lemon JuiceGood
Adds bright citrus flavor and provides vitamin C and antioxidants.
See more about Lemon Juice →Ascorbic AcidGood
Also known as vitamin C, used as an antioxidant to preserve freshness and provide nutritional value.
See more about Ascorbic Acid →Apple Juice ConcentrateNeutral
Used for sweetness and flavor enhancement, but concentrated sugars mean it acts similarly to added sugars.
See more about Apple Juice Concentrate →Apple Puree ConcentrateNeutral
Concentrated fruit puree used for texture and sweetness.
See more about Apple Puree Concentrate →Konjac FlourNeutral
A natural plant-based dietary fiber used to improve texture and consistency.
See more about Konjac Flour →Xanthan GumNeutral
A commonly used ferment-derived gum that helps stabilize texture and prevent separation.
See more about Xanthan Gum →Locust Bean GumNeutral
A natural plant-derived gum used as a thickening and stabilizing agent.
See more about Locust Bean Gum →Natural FlavorsBad
Umbrella term that can hide dozens of undisclosed synthetic constituents.
See more about Natural Flavors →Processing
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