Is There A Lot Of Sugar In Grapefruit Juice?

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Is there a lot of sugar in Grapefruit juice? Grapefruit Juice. It is the most divisive of juices out there. You really do either love or hate grapefruit juice. But I guess if you are reading this then you fall into the “love it” camp. However, does anybody actually know how much sugar is in a glass of the bitter juice that is grapefruit juice, and is any sugar added to grapefruit juice? Are there any diet grapefruit juices out there? I will be answering all these questions in this post.

In this post, I have analyzed the sugar content (total and added) of an 8oz serving of some of the most popular grapefruit juices out there. I have then put this list together in descending order of sugar content so make sure to read right to the end to find out which grapefruit juices are lowest in sugar (spoiler alert – I found some that only contain 1g of sugar per serving!).

So, let’s dig in – is there a lot of sugar in grapefruit juice?

Is There A Lot of Sugar In Grapefruit Juice?

As a general rule, grapefruit juice is one of the lowest-sugar juices out there. An 8oz serving of pure grapefruit juice tends to contain 17g-21g of sugar per serving. Some grapefruit juices contain added sugar and there are also some diet grapefruit juices available too.

If you want to see how the sugar content of grapefruit juice compares to other juices then make to check out some of the following posts I wrote:

• 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?
• Does Mango Juice Contain Sugar? You Will Be Surprised!
• Is Pomegranate Juice High in Sugar?
• 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?

1. Amazon Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice from Concentrate – 26g of Sugar

First up on this list is Amazon’s Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice from Concentrate. This is one of the highest-sugar grapefruit juices that I came across – there are 26g of total sugar per 8oz serving, 20g of which are added from sugar. So just be aware that sugar is sometimes added to grapefruit juice. Keep reading to find out about some added sugar-free 100% grapefruit juices.

2. Ocean Spray 100% Juice Ruby Red Grapefruit Blend – 26g of Sugar

Ocean Spray 100% Juice Ruby Red Grapefruit Blend also contains 26g of total sugar per 8oz serving. What makes this grapefruit juice different from Amazon’s above is that all 26g of this is naturally occurring and there is no added sugar. Instead, this grapefruit juice contains grape and apple juice as well as grapefruit juice (another point to note just because grapefruit juice is labeled as “100% juice” doesn’t mean it is 100% grapefruit juice).

If you want to see how this compares next to Ocean Spray’s cranberry juice, make sure to check out the following post I wrote – Is Cranberry Juice High in Sugar?

3. Ocean Spray Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Drink – 25g of Sugar

Ironically Ocean Spray’s Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice which contains added sugar is lower in total sugar content than the 100% juice version. There are 25g of total sugar in Ocean Spray Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Drink, 20g of which are added.

4. Langers Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Cocktail – 23g of Sugar

Next up is Langer’s Rudy Red Grapefruit Juice Cocktail. It probably doesn’t come as a huge surprise that that as this drink is labeled as a “juice cocktail”, it contains added sugar. There are 23g of total sugar in an 8oz serving of Langer’s Rudy Red Grapefruit Juice Cocktail, 22g of which are added.

Read on to find out about a very low-sugar Langer’s grapefruit juice (spoiler alert – it only contains 1g of total sugar per serving).

5. Simply Grapefruit Juice – 21g of Total Sugar

Simply’s Grapefruit Juice is one of its lowest-sugar pure juices. There are 21g of total sugar per 8oz cup of grapefruit juice and 0g of added. You can see how this compares to the sugar content of Simply’s other juices here – How Much Sugar is in Simply Juices and Lemonades?

6. Evolution Fresh Organic Grapefruit – 20g of Sugar

Evolution Fresh also has a pure 100% grapefruit juice that is added sugar-free. There are 20g of total sugar per 8oz serving, all of which is naturally occurring.

If you want to see how this compares to other Evolution Fresh juices, then make sure to check out the following post I wrote – All Evolution Fresh Juices Ranked For Sugar Content.

7. Ocean Spray 100% Grapefruit Juice – 17g of Sugar

Ocean Spray’s 100% grapefruit juice is made of both pink and white grapefruit and is added sugar-free. there are just 17g of total sugar per 8oz serving.

8. Ocean Spray Pure White Grapefruit Juice – 17g of Sugar

Another of Ocean Spray’s lower sugar grapefruit juices is their Pure White Grapefruit Juice. Just like with the pink and white version, there are 17g of total sugar per serving all of which is naturally occurring.

9. Tropicana Red Grapefruit – 17g of Sugar

Tropicana’s Red Grapefruit Juice is one of Tropicana’s lowest-sugar pure juices. There are 17g of total sugar and 0g of added sugar per serving. You can read more about it here in the post I wrote – How Much Sugar is in Tropicana Juices and Which Are Lowest in Sugar?

10. 365 by Whole Foods Market Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice – 17g of Sugar

There is also 17g of total sugar per 8oz serving of 365 Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice. I am noticing a trend here.

11. Langers 5 Juice Cocktail Ruby Red Grapefruit – 1g of Sugar

I established above that Langers Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Cocktail contains 23g of total sugar per serving, 22g of which are added. Well, if you want a lower-sugar Langer’s grapefruit juice, I have a great find for you. Langer’s 5 Juice Cocktail Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice is sweetened with sucralose and contains a mere 1g of total sugar and 0g of added sugar per serving.

You can see this low-sugar grapefruit juice for yourself on Amazon here.

12. Ocean Spray Diet Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Drink – 1g of Sugar

Another of the lowest-sugar grapefruit juices I personally came across is Ocean Spray Diet Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice. This grapefruit juice also contains 1g of total sugar per serving and 0g of added sugar. The sweeteners used are sucralose and acesulfame potassium.

This juice can be found on Amazon here.

Sugar in Grapefruit Juice F&Q

Does Grapefruit Juice Have Less Sugar Than Orange Juice?

As a general rule, pure grapefruit juice tends to contain less sugar than pure orange juice. There tends to be 22g-26g of total sugar per 8oz serving of pure orange juice. Pure grapefruit juice tends to contain 17g-21g of total sugar per 8oz serving.

You can read more about the sugar content of orange juice here in the post I compiled – Is There A Lot of Sugar in Orange Juice?

Is There A Grapefruit Juice Without Sugar?

Ocean Spray, Langer’s, 365, Evolution, and Tropicana all make a grapefruit juice variety that does not contain added sugar.

Does Ocean Spray Grapefruit Juice Have Added Sugar?

Some varieties of Ocean Spray Grapefruit Juices contain added sugar. The following Ocean Spray Grapefruit Juices do not contain added sugar:

• Ocean Spray Diet Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Drink
• Ocean Spray Pure White Grapefruit Juice
• Ocean Spray 100% Grapefruit Juice
• Ocean Spray 100% Juice Ruby Red Grapefruit Blend

There are 20g of added sugar per serving of Ocean Spray Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Drink.

How Much Sugar Is In Ocean Spray Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice?

There are 25g of total sugar and 20g of added sugar in an 8oz serving of Ocean Spray Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Drink. There are 26g of total sugar and 0g of added sugar in Ocean Spray 100% Juice Ruby Red Grapefruit Blend.

There is just 1g of total sugar and 0g of added sugar in an 8oz serving of Ocean Spray Diet Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Drink.

How Much Sugar Is In Unsweetened Grapefruit Juice?

As a general rule, unsweetened grapefruit juice tends to contain 17g-21g of naturally occurring sugar per 8oz serving.

How Much Sugar Is In Tropicana Grapefruit Juice?

There are 17g of total sugar and 0g of added sugar per 8oz serving of Tropicana Red Grapefruit Juice.

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Is There A Lot Of Sugar In Grapefruit Juice? – The Final Bite

Is there a lot of sugar in grapefruit juice? What have we learned from the above? Well, firstly I was surprised to learn that grapefruit juice tends to be slightly lower in sugar than orange juice. If you are looking for the lowest-sugar Grapefruit juice, then be sure to pick carefully. This is because if you didn’t notice that the sugar content of the first 10 juices on my list were all high in comparison to the last two entries which contain just 1g of sugar per serving.

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