Juice & fruit drinks

Pre-prepared for convenience, iced tea gives you the flavour and refreshment of a brew, without the brewing. A close-up look at what's actually in the bottle, can or carton.

Three types of product

Not all juice is the same

A clear, side-by-side look at how 100% juice, juice from concentrate and fruit drinks are made and labelled. Tap a type to dig in.

Try it yourself

How much fruit
fills a glass?

Choose a fruit and tap to squeeze it. See how many it takes to fill a 250 mL glass of 100% juice.

What juice gives you

The benefits of juice

100% juice is more than just a refreshing drink. It packs a meaningful nutritional contribution into a small glass.

Vitamin C & antioxidants

A 250 mL glass of 100% orange juice typically provides more than your daily vitamin C, plus naturally-occurring antioxidants like flavonoids and carotenoids.

Plant nutrients without effort

Juice is a convenient way to get nutrients from fruits and vegetables you might not eat whole every day, including potassium, folate and polyphenols.

Hydration with flavour

Juice is mostly water. For people who find plain water unappealing, a small serve of juice can support fluid intake at meals.

Part of a balanced diet

When enjoyed in moderation, 100% juice can contribute to fruit and vegetable intake alongside whole fruit and a varied diet.

The sugar question

The sugars in 100%
juice are intrinsic

Intrinsic sugars are the sugars that occur naturally within the cellular structure of whole foods like fruits or vegetables. They are not added during processing. When fruit is squeezed to make 100% juice, those naturally-occurring sugars come with it, alongside the water, vitamins and minerals from the original fruit.

This is different to added sugars, which are sugars added by manufacturers, cooks or consumers. By law, 100% juice in Australia cannot contain any added sugar.

Intrinsic

Naturally present in the fruit. Found in whole fruit, 100% juice and unsweetened dairy.

Added

Sugars added during processing or preparation. Not present in 100% juice.

Look for it: on the nutrition panel, intrinsic sugars are counted in the total "Sugars" line. Ingredients like cane sugar, glucose syrup or fructose listed separately indicate added sugars, which won't appear in a true 100% juice.