Some pomegranate juice products deceive consumers
with dishonest labels and ingredients,
reveals newly published consumer guide
(NewsTarget)
A new consumer guide published on NewsTarget.com
reveals that some pomegranate juice products sold in grocery stores
are actually made with sugar water and "junk juice"
blends. While pictures on the front of the juice products show
pomegranates and blueberries, the juice inside the bottle is often
little more than apple and grape juice, said Mike Adams, nutrition
author and producer of the free online consumer guide. Consumers
can view the guide online at www.NewsTarget.com
The
consumer shopping guide covers both pomegranate and blueberry
juices, and it reviews nearly a dozen top brands to show which
ones are telling the truth about their products vs. which ones
are deceiving consumers with dishonest labeling. "The POM
Wonderful brand is among the very best," explained Adams,
"And the Tropicana Pure brand is among the worst. Some companies
are selling products primarily made with apple juice and grape
juice as pomegranate juice."
To
create the free consumer guide, Adams reviewed pomegranate juice
product ingredients, comparing them to the claims implied by the
pictures and words on the front labels of such products. Some
products made primarily with apple juice show no apples at all
on the front label, instead depicting pomegranates and blueberries
while claiming "100% Juice!" in big letters. "This
misleads consumers into thinking these products are one hundred
percent pomegranate juice," explained Adams, "When in
fact, they may only be five or ten percent pomegranate juice."
Some
pomegranate juice products were found to be made with high fructose
corn syrup or sugar. These were blended with water, then color
enhanced with purple carrot extract to make them appear like more
substantial juice products. One was found to be nearly three-fourths
sugar water, containing only about 25 percent actual fruit juice.
Surprisingly,
one popular brand owned by Coca-Cola (Odwalla) performed very
well in this consumer guide review, earning four out of five stars
for its use of honest ingredients and product labeling. PepsiCo's
Tropicana Pure brand, however, fared poorly, earning a very low
rating and condemnation for its "deceptive" photograph
on the front label that fails to accurately depict what's really
in the bottle.
Consumers
can view the complete guide, including information about the health
benefits of pomegranate juice, at www.NewsTarget.com or by directly
visiting: http://www.newstarget.com/phototour_pomegranate_juice_1.html
The
guide not only reveals the tricks some companies use to deceive
consumers, it also names the top recommended pomegranate and blueberry
juice products that are made with honest ingredients.
Author
Mike Adams is a consumer health advocate and author of hundreds
of books, guides and special reports on nutrition and disease
prevention. Additional information about Adams is available at
www.HealthRanger.org
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