Minute Maid Peach Punch

Name: Minute Maid Peach Punch
Brand: Minute Maid

Peach-flavoured punch made mostly of water and high fructose corn syrup, with two sweeteners.

Label check

Flagged ingredients3

Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupHigh fructose corn syrup
Artificial sweetenersSucralose, Acesulfame potassium
Seed oilsNone listed
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 2 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredient	Check	On the label as
High fructose corn syrup	Corn syrup	HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
Sucralose	Artificial sweeteners	SUCRALOSE
Acesulfame potassium	Artificial sweeteners	ACESULFAME POTASSIUM

Ingredients as listed

PURE FILTERED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, APPLE AND PEACH JUICES FROM CONCENTRATE, LESS THAN 0.5% OF: NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID (PROVIDES TARTNESS), VEGETABLE AND FRUIT JUICES (FOR COLOR), PECTIN, SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2721884). Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

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Minute Maid Peach Punch

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What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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