Is Minute Maid High in Sugar?

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Is Minute Maid High in Sugar? Minute Maid. It’s one of the US’s leading orange juice and lemonade brands. But does anybody know how much sugar is in Minute Maid? Are Minute Maid’s orange juices and lemonades higher or lower in sugar than most orange juices and lemonades? And does Minute Maid make any sugar-free drinks? In this post, I will be answering all these questions.

So, let’s dig in – is Minute Maid high in sugar?

Is Minute Maid High in Sugar?

All Minute Maid orange juices contain 24g of total sugar per 8oz serving and 0g of added sugar. Minute Maid’s original lemonade contains 17g of total sugar per serving, all of which is added. Minute Maid’s pink lemonade also contains 17g of sugar, and the strawberry lemonade contains 18g of sugar. Minute Maid’s blueberry lemonade is a higher sugar Minute Maid lemonade at 24g of sugar. Most Minute Maid’s punches contain 22g-24g of total sugar – apart from the peach punch which contains 30g of sugar.

Before we dig into the detail of the sugar content of Minute Maid’s drinks if you are interested in other posts I have written looking at the sugar content of orange juices and lemonades make sure to check out the following posts:

• Is There A Lot of Sugar in Lemonade
• 9 Zero Sugar Lemonades You Need To Cool Down With
• Is There A Lot of Sugar in Orange Juice
• How Much Sugar is in Tropicana Juices and Which Are Lowest in Sugar?
• How Much Sugar is in Sunny D?

The Sugar Content of Minute Maid’s Most Popular Drinks

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Minute Maid Drinks	Total Sugar Content (per 8oz)	Added Sugar Content (per 8oz)
Orange Juices (all varieties)	24g	0g
Lemonades
Blueberry lemonade	24g	24g
Strawberry Lemonade	18g	18g
Lemonade	17g	17g
Pink Lemonade	17g	16g
Punches
Peach Punch	30g	29g
Mango Punch	24g	23g
Fruit Punch	24g	22g
Berry Punch	24g	22g
Grape Punch	23g	20g
Tropical punch	22g	20g
Other Drinks
Watermelon	26g	25g
Blue Raspberry	26g	25g
Kiwi Strawberry	23g	24g
Strawberry Kiwi	21g	20g

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How Does Minute Maid Orange Juice Compare to Other Orange Juices?

The sugar content of Minute Maid’s orange juice is very average. You can read about the average sugar content of orange juice here, but I came to the conclusion that the average 8oz glass of orange juice contains 22g-26g of total sugar and 0g of added sugar per 8oz glass.

You can read more about it here – Is There A Lot of Sugar in Orange Juice?

How Does Minute Maid Lemonade Compare to Other Lemonade Brands?

The sugar content of an 8oz serving of Minute Maid’s lemonade (served from one of their large 59 flavor oz cartons) contains 17 of total sugar. This is actually on the lower end of the sugar content for a full-sugar lemonade.

Most 8oz servings of lemonade contain around 25g-28g of sugar. However, it is important to note that the different formats of Minute Maid’s lemonades contain different amounts of sugar.

For example, the canned and fountain versions of Minute Maid’s lemonade contain more sugar than the 59 oz carton format. You can read more about it here – Is There A Lot of Sugar in Lemonade?

Of course, the best way of enjoying a Minute Maid lemonade without consuming lots of sugar is to opt for Minute Maid’s zero-sugar lemonade – see below for more details.

Minute Maid’s Zero Sugar Drinks

1. Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade

The different formats (carton, canned, and fountain) of Minute Maid’s lemonade contain varying amounts of sugar. It can be confusing. So, what’s the best way of enjoying a Minute Maid lemonade without all the sugar?

Pick a Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade of course!

Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade is sweetened with aspartame and acesulfame potassium and contains 0g of sugar per serving. This awesome sugar-free lemonade can be found on Amazon here.

If you want to find out about other sugar-free lemonades, then check out the following post I wrote – 9 Zero Sugar Lemonades You Need To Cool Down With.

2. Minute Maid Zero Sugar Pink Lemonade

Minute Maid also has zero-sugar pink lemonade too. So, if you want a pink lemonade without all the sugar this is for you. Just like with Minute Maid’s Zero Sugar Lemonade the pink version is sweetened with aspartame and acesulfame potassium and contains 0g of sugar per serving.

3. Minute Maid Zero Sugar Fruit Punch

Minute Maid’s fruit punch contains 24g of sugar in an 8oz serving so it’s great to know that there is also a sugar-free version that contains 0g of sugar. Yep, 0g of sugar. Just like with zero-sugar lemonades, the sweeteners used are aspartame and acesulfame potassium.

4. Minute Maid Zero Sugar Mango Passion

There is also a Minute Maid’s Zero Sugar drink that isn’t available in a full-sugar version. How cool is that? That drink is Minute Maid’s Zero Sugar Mango Passion. There is 0g of sugar per serving and the sweeteners used are…you guessed it – aspartame and acesulfame potassium.

5. Minute Maid Light Cherry Limeade

The final sugar-free Minute Maid drink is actually a limeade – cherry limeade to be precise! There is 0g of sugar per serving. This drink is sweetened a little differently from the others above – yes, it contains aspartame and acesulfame potassium, but it also contains sucralose too.

Sugar in Minute Maid F&Q

How Many Grams of Sugar Are in Minute Maid?

All of Minute Maid’s orange juices contain 24g of total sugar per 8oz serving.

How Much Sugar is in an 8oz Serving of Minute Maid Lemonade?

There are 17g of total sugar in an 8oz serving of a minute Maid Lemonade, and all 17g of sugar are added.

Is Minute Maid Zero Sugar Really No Sugar?

There are 0g of sugar in a serving of Minute Maid Zero Sugar.

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Is Minute Maid High in Sugar? – The Final Bite

Is Minute Maid high in sugar? What have we learned from the above? If you are looking to limit your sugar intake but still want a Minute Maid drink, then your best option is one of their zero-sugar drinks. This is because all the regular Minute Maid drinks will contain around 17g – 30g of sugar. Compared to its zero-sugar range where all the drinks contain 0g of sugar. There is even Cherry Limeade. Win.

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