At a recent consumer meeting where breakfast was served, the only orange juice offered were bottles of an orange/mango combination from Nantucket Nectars.

MrConsumer noticed a number of other attendees and consumer advocates grabbing this drink, which was also labeled “all natural”. Upon closer inspection, the label contained several inconspicuous surprises:

*MOUSE PRINT:

The words “juice cocktail” are in tiny, tiny print on the front lower left of the bottle, and the fact the product only contains 20% juice is on the back. Using the terms “all natural” and “nectar” may also lead many people to conclude this is a 100% juice product.

In fact, the first two ingredients listed on the back of the label are water and sugar, and indeed they are “all natural”. Just how much sugar is in each bottle? An unbelievable 66 grams — which is roughly equivalent to over 16 teaspoons of sugar!

How sweet (and healthy) it isn’t. Many “juices” on the market are not pure juice, but this one seemed particularly surprising.

Under federal law, if a product is not 100% juice, it must be called “juice drink, juice cocktail or juice beverage.” There appears to be no minimum type size requirement for those terms in most cases.