Is There A Lot Of Sugar In Watermelon Juice?

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Is there a lot of sugar in Watermelon Juice? Watermelon juice. I mean is there a more refreshing juice? That delicate watermelon juice taste is just pure Summer personified right? Plus, it is mostly made of water so surely it must be perfect for juice, right? But exactly how much sugar is in watermelon juice? Is sugar added to watermelon juice? And what are the lowest-sugar watermelon juices out there? In this post, I will be answering all these questions for you.

I have done this by selecting 9 watermelon juices, examining the total and added sugar content, and then putting these 9 watermelon juices in descending order of total sugar content for a 240ml-250ml serving. If you want to find the lowest-sugar watermelon juices available, make sure to read right to the end.

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

How Much Sugar is in Watermelon Juice?

As a general rule, a lot of watermelon juices contain added sugar. Watermelon juices with added sugar tend to contain 21g-28g of total sugar per 240-250ml serving. Pure watermelon juice that does not contain added sugar tends to be a lower-sugar juice. Added sugar-free watermelon juice tends to contain 18g-19g of total sugar per 240-250ml serving.

Before we continue, if you want to see how the sugar content of watermelon compares next to other types of juices make sure to check out 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?
• Is There A Lot of Sugar in Grapefruit Juice?
• Does Mango Juice Contain Sugar? You Will Be Surprised!
• Is Pomegranate Juice High in Sugar?
• Is Cranberry Juice High in Sugar?
• 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. ios Love Organic 100% Organic Watermelon Juice – 28g of Total Sugar

So, the highest sugar watermelon juice on this list comes from ios Love Organic 100% Organic Watermelon Juice. There are 28g of total sugar per 8oz serving yet 0g of added sugar. The reason? This juice also contains apple juice.

Apple juice tends to have a higher natural sugar content than watermelon – you can read more about it here in the post I wrote – Is Apple Juice High in Sugar? Let’s Find Out. But if you are looking for a lower-sugar watermelon juice avoid any that have other types of fruit juice mixed in.

2. Parrot Brand Watermelon Juice Drink with Pulp – 26g of Total Sugar

The next highest-sugar watermelon juice I came across is from Parrot Brand. Parrot Brand’s watermelon juice drink contains 26g of total sugar per serving, 9g of which are from added sugar. Another tip to avoiding a higher sugar watermelon juice is to look out for those that have the words “juice drink” on the front as these will tend to have a higher sugar content than the watermelon juices labeled as “100%”.

3. Minute Maid Watermelon Drink – 26g of Total Sugar

Minute Maid’s watermelon drink was the highest added sugar watermelon drink I came across. There are 26g of total sugar per serving and 25g of these are added from high fructose corn syrup.

If you want to see how this stacks up against other Minute Maid drinks, then make sure to check out the following post I wrote – Is Minute Maid High in Sugar?

4. Iberia Watermelon Juice Drink – 22g of Total Sugar

Another watermelon juice drink that is also high in added sugar is the Iberia Watermelon Juice Drink which contains 19g of added sugar per serving (22g of total sugar).

5. AriZona Watermelon Juice Drink – 21g of Total Sugar

Another watermelon juice drink that contains 19g of added sugar per serving is AriZona Watermelon Juice Drink. The total sugar for this drink is 21g of Total Sugar.

If you want to see how this compares next to the sugar content of other AriZona drinks, then make sure to check out the following post I wrote – The 10 AriZona Drinks That Contain The Least Sugar (Spoiler alert – there are some that contain 0g of Sugar!).

6. Simply Watermelon Juice – 21g of Total Sugar

The added sugar watermelon juices keep coming! This time it’s Simply’s Watermelon Juice which contains 21g of total sugar in an 8oz serving, 20g of which is added. The sweetener used in this watermelon juice is cane sugar.

I have actually written a whole post on Simply Juices before – if you want to read it you can here – How Much Sugar Is In Simply Juices and Lemonades?

7. CoCo Joy 100% Natural Watermelon Juice – 21g of Total Sugar

Coco watermelon juice also contains added sugar, but it is a tiny amount. There is just 2g of added sugar per 8oz serving of CoCo watermelon juice. The total sugar content per serving is 21g of sugar per serving.

8. Wonder Melon Organic Watermelon Juice – 19g of Total Sugar

Finally, a watermelon juice that doesn’t contain added sugar. Wonder Melon Organic Watermelon Juice is cold pressed and is simply made from organic watermelon juice and organic lemon juice. There are 19g of total sugar per serving and 0g of added. You can find this awesome pure watermelon juice on Amazon here.

9. Evolution Fresh Mighty Watermelon – 18g of Total Sugar

Evolution watermelon juice is the other added sugar-free watermelon juice I came across in my search. Just like Wonder Melon, Evolution watermelon juice is just made from watermelon juice and lemon juice, and nothing else. There are 18g of total sugar per serving.

You can find Evolution Fresh Mighty Watermelon Juice on Amazon here.

If you are interested in the sugar content of other Evolution Fresh juices, you can read the article I wrote on all of their juices here – All 20 Evolution Fresh Juice Ranked for Sugar Content – 2g-40g!

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

Is there a lot of sugar in watermelon juice? What have we learned from the above? Well, when it comes to watermelon juice a lot of the brands out there are sweetened with additional sugar. Seven out of the nine entries on the list were sweetened with additional sugars of some type. The good news is that if you are looking for the lowest-sugar Watermelon juices available the last two entries on my list (entries 8 and 9) are both free of added sugars. The lowest sugar is Evolution Fresh Might Watermelon which contains 18g of total sugar.

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