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User: Is it allowed to add sugar to orange juice in USA and still call it juice

Is it allowed to add sugar to orange juice in USA and still call it juice

Assistant: No.

No. In the United States, you may not add sugar to orange juice and still label it as “juice.”

Under FDA regulations:

• “Orange juice” (100% juice) must be made solely from oranges (fresh or from concentrate) and cannot contain added sugars or sweeteners of any kind.
• If sugar (or any caloric sweetener like cane sugar, corn syrup, etc.) is added, the product can no longer be labeled as juice.

What is allowed:

• Reconstituted juice from concentrate, where water is added back to concentrated orange juice.
• Flavor packs derived from orange components (peel oils, essences) added back to restore flavor after processing — these are still considered part of the orange and do not count as added sugar.

If sugar is added, labeling must change, for example:

• “Orange drink”
• “Orange juice beverage”
• “Orange-flavored drink” and it must declare added sugars in the Nutrition Facts panel.

So in short: adding sugar disqualifies it from being called orange juice in the U.S.