Juices

Food Summaries

The following chart compares commonly available pomegranate juices sold in California. Weigh nutrition against price, and select the right juice for you.



Small Bottles - Large Bottles - PomWonderful Combos, Small Bottles

Brand

Product

Ingredients

Pomegranate Juice from Concentrate (Filtered Water, Pomegranate Juice Concentrate), Natural Flavor

Pomegranate Juice from Concentrate, Wild Berry Extract (Chokeberry, Elderberry, Blueberry, Black Currant, and Apple)

100% Pomegranate Juice from Concentrate

Pomegranate Juice (pomegranate juice concentrate, filtered water), natural flavor

Weight

Serving Size

Servings per Container

Calories

150

150

160

140

Total Carbohydrate

40 grams

40 grams

37 grams

35 grams

Sugars

40 grams

31 grams

32 grams

34 grams

Potassium

not stated - should be

540 mg

600 mg

not stated - should be

Sodium

10 mg

30 mg

10 mg

30 mg

Vitamin C

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

Price (varies)

Price per Ounce

Source

Web Site

Summary

Flavor added
Most sugars (40-?)
No potassium data
No Vitamin C

Least sugars
5 other juices added
Most sodium
No Vitamin C

Most potassium
Most calories
No Vitamin C
Most expensive

Least calories
Least carbohydrate
Best Price
No potassium data
Most sodium
No Vitamin C

None of these juices contain any fat, fiber or protein to speak of.

Despite the claim at wikipedia (Vitamin C= 50%), these juices do not claim to have ANY Vitamin C. This is possibly because they are all reconstituted from concentrate, long after they have been squeezed.

Wikipedia also claims that pomegranate juice contains 50% of the RDA of Vitamin A and Vitamin E. NONE of the juices above claim ANY Vitamin A or Vitamin E.

180

200-990

200

200

200

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Brand

Product

Ingredients

Pomegranate Juice from Concentrate (Filtered Water, Pomegranate Juice Concentrate), Natural Flavor

Pomegranate Juice, Filtered Water (Sufficient to reconstitute), Pomegranate Juice Concentrate

Pomegranate Juice from Concentrate (Filtered Water, Pomegranate Juice Concentrate), Natural Flavors

Organic Pomegranate Juice,
Organic Natural Flavors

Weight

Serving Size

Servings per Container

Calories

160

150

150

149

Total Carbohydrate

40 grams

39 grams

37 grams

37 grams

Sugars

40 grams

36 grams

34 grams

33 grams

Potassium

420 mg

460 mg

590 mg

360 mg

Sodium

35 mg

15 mg

15 mg

25 mg

Vitamin C

0 %

4 %

45 %

20 %

Price (varies)

Price per Ounce

Source

Web Site

Summary

Best Price
High potassium
Most Calories
Most sugars (40-?)
Most sodium
No Vitamin C
Flavor added

Least sodium
Most expensive (Safeway)

Highest potassium
Highest Vitamin C
Least sodium
FlavorS added (more than one)

Least carbohydrate
Least calories
High Vitamin C
Most expensive
Lowest potassium
FlavorS added (more than one)

None of these juices contain any fat, fiber or protein to speak of.
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180

200-990

200

200

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Ingredients

Pomegranate - 86%
Blueberry -- - 14%
from Concentrate, Natural Flavors

Pomegranate - 51%
Cherry - - - - - 49%
from Concentrate, Natural Flavors

Pomegranate - 69%
Kiwi -- - - - - - 31%
from Concentrate, Natural Flavors

Pomegranate - ??%
Mango - - - - - ??%
from Concentrate, Natural Flavors

Pomegranate - 55%
Nectarine -- - - 45%
from Concentrate, Natural Flavors

Pomegranate - ??%
Tangerine - - - ??%
from Concentrate, Natural Flavors

Weight

Serving Size

Servings per Container

Calories

150

150

150

140

130

140

Total Carbohydrate

37 grams

37 grams

36 grams

34 grams

31 grams

32 grams

Sugars

30 grams

29 grams

28 grams

27 grams

27 grams

30 grams

Potassium

500 mg

500 mg

365 mg

490 mg

240 mg

510 mg

Sodium

10 mg

15 mg

15 mg

25 mg

25 mg

20 mg

Vitamin C

0 %

0 %

100 %

0 %

0 %

60 %

Price (varies)

Price per Ounce

Source

Summary

High potassium
Least sodium
Most calories
Most sugars
No Vitamin C
FlavorS added (more than one)

High potassium
Most calories
No Vitamin C
FlavorS added (more than one)

Highest Vitamin C
Most calories

FlavorS added (more than one)

Lowest sugars
Highest sodium
No Vitamin C
FlavorS added (more than one)

Lowest calories
Lowest carbohydrate
Lowest sugars
Lowest potassium
Highest sodium
No Vitamin C

Most potassium
High Vitamin C
Most sugars
FlavorS added (more than one)

None of these juices contain any fat, fiber or protein to speak of.
PomWonderful labeling is inconsistent - in 4 juices, they give the concentrations - why not Mango and Tangerine?

Website - pomwonderful.com
On their website, PomWonderful DOESN'T list Tangerine.

160

150-1060

150

150

150

150

150

DISCLAIMER
The author has no medical training. No advice is intended.
Although the author has tried to be as accurate as possible, errors and misstatements are possible.
Consult your doctor for personal nutrition advice.

I could not find a chart like the above. So, I assembled this list of juices, to help myself understand pomegranate juice options. I hope that it helps you.

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