Is There A Lot Of Sugar In Orange Juice?

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Is there a lot of sugar in Orange Juice? In this post, I am going to answer the question – is there a lot of sugar in orange juice? I will also go through and compare different brands of orange juice based on sugar content. According to the Florida Department of Citrus, around 90 percent of Americans drink orange juice at least once a week at breakfast. I mean who doesn’t love a cool glass of freshly squeezed orange juice? Unfortunately, if you are watching your sugar intake then orange juice may not be the friendliest drink available. So, how much sugar is there in a serving of orange juice, and what are some lower sugar alternatives available?

How Much Sugar Is There In Orange Juice?

As a general rule, there are 22g-26g of total sugar in a 240ml serving of pure orange juice. None of this sugar is added – it is all naturally occurring from the oranges. On average, there are 9g-11g of total sugar in a 240ml glass of “light” stevia sweetened orange juice.

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Ranking Orange Juice Brands – Item by Item

How much sugar is in orange juice? To answer this question, I randomly picked 5 pure oranges as well as 5 “light orange” juices and looked at the total sugar content of a 240ml glass of these orange juices. I rank these going from the least (9g of total sugar) to the highest amount of sugar (26g of sugar).

1. Signature Selects Orange Juice Beverage with Vitamins – 9g of Total Sugar

The lowest sugar orange juice I found on my search was Signature Selects Orange juice beverage, which can be found on Instacart here.

It says on the front of the bottle that this orange juice contains 50% less sugar than regular orange juice and it sure does. In fact, it contains more than 50% less sugar than regular orange juice. Like all the other light orange juices on this list, Signature Selects Orange juice is sweetened with stevia.

2. 365 By Whole Foods Market Organic Light Orange Juice – 10g of Total Sugar

Another lower sugar orange juice comes from 365 by Whole Foods Market. 365’s light orange juice is also sweetened with stevia and contains 10g of total sugar per 240 ml serving.  It also has the added benefit of being organic.

You can find it on Amazon here.

3. Uncle Matt’s Organic Light Orange Juice – 10g of Sugar

Just like 365’s light orange juice, Uncle Matt’s light orange juice is also organic, stevia sweetened, and contains 10g of total sugar (0g of added) per 240ml serving. You can check out Uncle Matt’s light orange juice for yourself on Amazon here.

4. Tropicana Juice Trop 50 Orange Juice – 10g of Sugar

Tropicana’s Trop 50 is another of the light orange juices I randomly selected that also happens to be sweetened with stevia and contains 10g of total sugar per serving. There is definitely a theme emerging here of lighter orange juices being sweetened with stevia.

You can find Tropicana Trop50 on Instacart here.

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Do You Also Want To Know The Sugar Content of Apple Juice?

Do you also love apple juice? Did you want to know what the sugar content of apple juice is as well as some lower sugar apple juice brands available? If you do then you may want to read my post: Is Apple Juice High in Sugar Content? Let’s Find Out!

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5. Simply Light Pulp Free Orange Juice – 11g of Sugar

The final light orange juice I randomly selected for my experiment contains – you guessed it…Stevia. Yes, Simply Light orange juice is also sweetened with stevia. There are 11g of total sugar per serving and of course no added sugar. You can see it for yourself on Instacart here.

6. Uncle Matt’s Organic Pulp Free Orange Juice – 22g of Total Sugar

I established above that Uncle Matt’s light orange contains 10g of total sugar per 240ml serving. But how about Uncle Matt’s regular orange juice aka the non-light version? How much sugar does this contain? Uncle Matt’s orange juice contains over double what the light version contains at 22g of total sugar. That said, Uncle Matt’s orange juice was still the joint lowest sugar regular orange juice I came across.

You can see it for yourself on Amazon here.

7. Tropicana No Pulp Orange Juice – 22g of Total Sugar

Tropicana no pulp orange juice is probably one of the biggest brands of orange juice available. Tropicana orange juice also contains 22g of total sugar per serving.

This is over double the total sugar content of Tropicana’s Trop 50.

8. 365 by Whole Foods Market Orange Juice – 23g of Total Sugar

I established above that 365’s light orange juice contains 10g of total sugar per serving. But how about 365’s regular orange juice? Well, that contains over double the total sugar content at 23g of total sugars.

9. Simply 100% Orange Juice Pulp Free – 23g of Total Sugar

Simply’s 100% orange juice also contains 23g of total sugar per serving – again this is over double the total sugar content of Simply’s light orange juice.

10. Evolution Fresh Organic Cold Pressed Orange – 26g of Total Sugar

The final orange juice I looked at is from Evolution. Evolution’s orange juice is both cold-pressed and organic. This orange juice does contain 26g of total sugar per serving – making it the highest sugar orange juice on this list.

As is also the case for all the other orange juices on this list, none of this sugar is added – it is all naturally occurring.

Summary Table

Below is a summary table of my findings.

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Orange Juice Brand	Sweetener Used	Total Sugar Content Per 240ml Serving
1. Signature Selects Orange Juice Beverage with Vitamins	Stevia	9g
2. 365 By Whole Foods Market Organic Light Orange Juice	Stevia	10g
3. Uncle Matt’s Organic Light Orange Juice	Stevia	10g
4. Tropicana Juice Trop 50 Orange Juice	Stevia	10g
5. Simply Light Pulp Free Orange Juice	Stevia	11g
6. Uncle Matt’s Organic Pulp Free Orange Juice	N/A	22g
7. Tropicana No Pulp Orange Juice	N/A	22g
8. 365 by Whole Foods Market Orange Juice	N/A	23g
9. Simply 100% Orange Juice Pulp Free	N/A	23g
10. Evolution Fresh Organic Cold Pressed Orange	N/A	26g

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Sugar In Orange Juice F&Q

How Much Sugar is in an 8oz Glass of Orange Juice?

As a general rule, an 8oz (240ml) glass of orange juice contains 22g-26g of total sugar and 0g of added sugar. On average, an 8oz glass of “light” orange juice contains 9g-11g of total sugar per 8oz glass and 0g of added sugar.

Which Contains More Sugar – Coke or Orange Juice?

As a general rule, coke contains more sugar than orange juice. A 240ml glass of coke contains 26g of total sugar – all 26g of this are added. A 240ml.of orange juice will contain 22g-26g of total sugar.

A glass of light orange juice will tend to contain 9g-11g of sugar per serving. Furthermore, all this sugar in orange juice is naturally occurring and none of it is added – all the sugar in coke is added.

Which Orange Juice Contains the Least Sugar?

The following “light” orange juices are all sweetened with stevia and contain 9g-10g of total sugar per 240ml serving.

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Light Orange Juice Brand	Sweetener Used	Total Sugar Content Per 240ml Serving
1. Signature Selects Orange Juice Beverage with Vitamins	Stevia	9g
2. 365 By Whole Foods Market Organic Light Orange Juice	Stevia	10g
3. Uncle Matt’s Organic Light Orange Juice	Stevia	10g
4. Tropicana Juice Trop 50 Orange Juice	Stevia	10g
5. Simply Light Pulp Free Orange Juice	Stevia	11g

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

Is there a lot of sugar in orange juice? What have we learned from the above? Well, first, orange juice is a higher-sugar drink. The important difference to remember, however, is that the sugar in the orange juices I listed above is naturally occurring sugar from the oranges themselves and is not added sugar. Secondly, opting for a “light” orange juice will reduce the sugar content by 50% or more. That means if you just don’t want to give up that morning glass of orange juice, but are watching your sugar intake, opt for one of the five “light” orange juice options I list above.

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