What is the difference between naturally occuring and added sugars?
It’s important not to lump (no pun intended) all sugars into one “bowl.” Our bodies could not survive without the basic forms of carbohydrates often referred to as simple sugars – which include glucose and fructose. Fructose is naturally found in fruits and some vegetables. The added sugars we often find in processed foods are typically in the form of sucrose and usually contribute empty calories to our diets. Tree Top Apple Sauce and 100% Juices are sweetened from the fructose found naturally in apples – and nothing more – just as Mother Nature intended. Deanna Segrave-Daly, RD, LDN Read labels carefully. All beverages containing juice must declare the percentage of juice on the label. Be aware that words such as drink, flavored, beverage, cocktail or ade means the product contains less than 100% juice. Some beverages may only contain 5%-15% fruit juice and have added sweeteners. 100% juice contains naturally occuring fruit sugars – meaning sugar that comes from the fruit itself. Ther
