Is Pomegranate Juice High In Sugar?

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Is Pomegranate Juice High in Sugar? Pomegranate juice. It is that ruby red tasty juice that we don’t tend to drink very often but when we do we wonder why we don’t drink it more regularly. But exactly how much sugar is in pomegranate juice? Is pomegranate juice high in sugar? Does pomegranate juice contain added sugar? I will be answering all these important questions in this post.

In order to do this, I selected 10 pomegranate juices and observed the total and added sugar content on an 8oz serving basis. I then put these 10 pomegranate juices in descending order of total sugar content. That means you will want to read right to the end to find out about the lowest-sugar pomegranate juice I came across.

So, let’s dig in – is pomegranate juice high in sugar?

Is Pomegranate Juice High in Sugar?

As a general rule there are 32g-40g of total sugar in an 8oz serving of pomegranate juice, making it a higher total sugar juice. Pomegranate juice doesn’t tend to contain added sugar.

Before we dig in, if you want to know how pomegranate juice compares next to other types of juice make sure to check out the following posts I have written:

• Is There A Lot of Sugar in Orange Juice?
• Is Apple Juice High in Sugar Content? Let’s Find Out!
• Is Pineapple Juice High in Sugar?
• Is Grape Juice High in Sugar?
• Is There A Lot of Sugar in Grapefruit Juice?
• Does Mango Juice Contain Sugar? You Will Be Surprised!
• Is Cranberry Juice High in Sugar?
• Is There A Lot of Sugar in Watermelon Juice?
• Is Cherry Juice High in Sugar?
• The Sugar-Free Cranberry Juices You Need To Know About
• How Much Sugar is in Peach Juice? You Need To Know This!

I have also written a comparative piece looking at which juice type tends to be lowest in sugar and which juice type tends to be highest in sugar here – What Juice Has The Least Sugar? And Which Has The Most?

Ranking 10 Pomegranate Juices Based on Sugar Content

In this section, I will be comparing the sugar content of 10 different brands of Pomegranate juice to help you pick the best option for you.

1. 365 by Whole Foods Market Pomegranate Juice – 40g of Total Sugar

First up is Whole Foods Market’s brand of pomegranate. There are no added sugars and 40g of total sugar per 8oz serving of 365’s pomegranate juice. 365’s pomegranate juice is the highest total sugar pomegranate juice I personally came across in my search.

2. Open Nature 100% Juice Pomegranate Juice – 39g of Total Sugar

Open Nature’s pomegranate juice is also just made from pomegranate and contains slightly less sugar at 39g of sugar per 8oz serving.

3. Great Value Organic Pomegranate Juice – 35g of Total Sugar

I have talked about Walmart’s Great Value brand of juices before. I love the fact they have organic juices. Great Value’s organic pomegranate juice is added sugar-free and contains 35g of total sugar per serving.

4. Lieber’s Pomegranate Juice – 35g of Total Sugar

It is the same sugar situation with Lieber’s pomegranate juice – 0g of added sugar and 35g of total sugar per 8oz serving.

5. POM 100% Pomegranate Juice – 34g of Total Sugar

I have talked about Pom’s pomegranate juice before in the post I wrote on the sugar content of POM’s drinks. POM’s pure pomegranate juice is its highest sugar juice coming in at 34g of sugar. This is demonstrative of the fact that pomegranate is a higher total sugar juice – it is naturally very sweet.

You can see how this compares next to the sugar content of Pom’s other juices – Is POM High in Sugar? You’ll Be Surprised.

6. Langer’s Fresh Pressed Pomegranate Juice – 34g of Total Sugar

Langer’s Fresh Pressed Pomegranate juice also contains 34g of total sugar and 0g of added sugar per 8oz serving.

7. PMONA Organic Pomegranate Juice – 34g of Total Sugar

PMONA organic cold-pressed pomegranate Juice also clocks in at 34g of total sugar.

8. Gardenville Organic Pomegranate Juice – 34g of Total Sugar

There are also 34g of total sugar and 0g of added sugar in Gardenville Organic Pomegranate Juice. I am beginning to notice a trend.

9. Bolthouse Farms 100% Pomegranate Juice – 33g of Sugar

Bolthouse Farm’s 100% Pomegranate juice is actually their highest 100% juice. An 8oz serving of Bolthouse Farm’s 100% pomegranate juice contains 33g of sugar. I have written a whole post on the sugar content of Bolthouse Farm’s juices. If you are interested in reading it, you can here – The 17 No Added Sugar Bolthouse Smoothie and Juice.

10. Lakewood Organic Pure Pomegranate Juice – 32g of Sugar

My personal number one recommendation for a pomegranate juice that is lower in natural sugar is Lakewood Organic Pure Pomegranate Juice. This juice contains no added sugar and has a total sugar content of 32g of sugar per serving. Oh, and it’s organic. Win!

The only ingredient in this juice is “organic pomegranate juice”. Oh, and I also love the fact it comes in a glass bottle.

You can find Lakewood Organic Pure Pomegranate Juice on Amazon here.

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Is Pomegranate Juice High In Sugar?

Is Pomegranate juice high in sugar? What have we learned from the above? Well, when it comes to pomegranate juice you need to accept that compared to other juices it is naturally higher in sugar. Having written articles on apple juice, orange juice, mango juice, cranberry juice, grape juice, peach juice (you name it – it has been written about on Low Sugar Snax) – Pomegranate juice is just one of the naturally higher sugar juices around. For example, the lowest sugar option I found was a juice made of 100% organic pomegranate juice containing 32g of sugar per serving (entry number 10 on my list). If you are watching your sugar intake and need Pomegranate juice, then this may be the best option for you.

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