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Monday 30 January 2017

How much fruit is REALLY in your soft drink?

The shockingly small amounts in famous brands revealed (and there is more in a fizzy J20 than in a whole carton of cranberry juice) 


  • Graphic by Ship It Appliances reveals how much juice is in 65 popular drinks
  • Appletiser contains the most with 100 per cent real fruit juice
  • J20 fizzy drinks have 32 per cent juice compared to 27 per cent in Ocean Spray
  • Bottom of the list is Tizer, Gatorade Fruit Punch and Mountain Dew 


We all know that fizzy drinks aren't exactly good for us - but if they're fruit-flavoured, we might expect them to contain at least some real fruit juice.
But a new graphic reveals the shockingly small amounts of real fruit in some of the most popular soft drink brands, from Oasis drinks to Ribena.
Others on the other hand may surprise you for containing much more fruit than you may realise, including Appletiser and J20 drinks. 
This is the ultimate guide to how much fruit juice is in your favourite soft drinks. 
A new graphic reveals how much real fruit juice is really in your favourite soft drinks, from Appletiser to Ribena
A new graphic reveals how much real fruit juice is really in your favourite soft drinks, from Appletiser to Ribena
These 10 soft drinks contain the least amount of real fruit juice of the 65 bottles compared in the graphic, including Mountain Dew and Vimto
These 10 soft drinks contain the least amount of real fruit juice of the 65 bottles compared in the graphic, including Mountain Dew and Vimto
The graphic by Ship It Appliances compares the fruit content in 65 of the UK's most popular fruity soft drinks, ranking them from top to bottom based on how much real fruit they contain.
Shockingly, only two drinks are made up of at least 50 per cent fruit, with only 11 containing more than 20 per cent fruit. 
The fruit content in some drinks will surprise you more than others.
Surprisingly, J20 fizzy drinks contain more fruit juice than a whole carton of cranberry juice
Surprisingly, J20 fizzy drinks contain more fruit juice than a whole carton of cranberry juice
Rubicon's Still Guava contains 18 per cent real fruit juice - more than Orangina or a Capri Sun, which only contain 13 or 12 per cent real fruit juice
Rubicon's Still Guava contains 18 per cent real fruit juice - more than Orangina or a Capri Sun, which only contain 13 or 12 per cent real fruit juice
Topping the list is Appletiser, which proudly states on its label that it is simply 100 per cent carbonated apple juice. 
But the second place may be a pleasant surprise to many. The graphic reveals that the 'posh' Fentimans Mandarin & Seville Orange fizzy drink contains 58 per cent real fruit juice.
Other pleasant surprises include Rubicon's Still Pomegranate, which contains 36 per cent real fruit juice, and J20 drinks, which contain 32 per cent real fruit.
Oasis juice drinks only contain five per cent real fruit juice - the same as in a fizzy Fanta or Lilt
Oasis juice drinks only contain five per cent real fruit juice - the same as in a fizzy Fanta or Lilt
Many drinks contain as little as five per cent real fruit juice, including Tango and Oasis
Many drinks contain as little as five per cent real fruit juice, including Tango and Oasis
But shockingly, they rank above a cranberry juice drink by popular brand Ocean Spray. Its juice only contains 27 per cent real fruit.
Ribena Blackcurrant only contains six per cent real fruit juice. 
Many of the drinks on the list contain as little as five per cent fruit juice - or none at all.
Oasis juice drinks only contain five per cent fruit juice, while Vimto 's fizzy drink only contains 3 per cent. 
And if you think cloudy lemonade might contain a high percentage of lemon juice, you'd be wrong as Ben Shaws Cloudy Lemonade only contains 2 per cent real fruit juice.
At the bottom of the list with no real fruit juice at all is Tizer, Coca-Cola Cherry, KA Karnival Krush, Gatorade Fruit Punch and Mountain Dew.  
Brands have been contacted for comment by MailOnline. 
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